{"product_id":"animal-headed-dakini-bardo-tradition-1","title":"Animal-Headed Dakini — Bardo Tradition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eThis striking gilt copper alloy sculpture, gilded with 24-karat gold, represents an animal-headed dakini associated with the wrathful deities encountered in the Bardo, the intermediate state described in Tibetan Buddhist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eDepicted in a dynamic dancing posture, the figure embodies the fierce and transformative energies that arise between death and rebirth. The bird-like head, both elegant and intense, evokes heightened perception and the visionary dimension of the mind encountered in intermediate states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"942\"\u003eThe dakini is adorned with a garland of severed heads, symbolizing impermanence and the transcendence of ego. Her gestures convey ritual meaning, reinforcing her role within the symbolic and transformative landscape of tantric practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eA flayed human skin is draped over her back, with the head clearly visible — a striking tantric attribute expressing the transcendence of the physical body and the illusion of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003eSuch figures are well known in thangka painting, particularly in representations of the wrathful deities of the Bardo, but remain extremely rare as individual sculptures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1559\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eExecuted in the traditional Himalayan style, this piece reflects the refined craftsmanship of Newar artisans. It belongs to a rare and unusual sculptural group, reportedly commissioned for a monastery in Bhutan and produced in Nepal approximately 40 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HIMALAY'ART","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52749514211656,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/4164\/5384\/files\/animal-headed-dakini-bird-bardo-bronze-front-himalayart.jpg?v=1774348128","url":"https:\/\/himalayart.com\/products\/animal-headed-dakini-bardo-tradition-1","provider":"HIMALAY'ART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}