{"product_id":"animal-headed-dakini-bardo-tradition","title":"Animal-Headed Dakini — Bardo Tradition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"539\"\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=\"541\" data-end=\"820\"\u003eDepicted in a dynamic dancing posture, the figure embodies the fierce and transformative energies that arise between death and rebirth. The feline head, both expressive and powerful, symbolizes instinctual awareness and the raw forces of the mind encountered in visionary states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003eThe dakini is adorned with a garland of skulls, symbolizing impermanence and the transcendence of ego. In one hand, she holds a small human figure, a potent symbol of the transformation of the self and the illusory nature of individual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1250\"\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=\"1252\" data-end=\"1422\"\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=\"1424\" data-end=\"1684\"\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":52748928844104,"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-bardo-bronze-front-himalayart.jpg?v=1774345747","url":"https:\/\/himalayart.com\/products\/animal-headed-dakini-bardo-tradition","provider":"HIMALAY'ART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}