Sahasrabhuja Avalokiteswara

This is a magnificent life size masterpiece of Avalokiteswara carved by our profound artist proficient in traditional Newari and Buddhist wooden sculptures. The statue of Sahasrabhuja Avalokiteswara is hand carved with absolute precision and devotion of dexterous wood carving skills which projects transcendence of the statue.

Sahasrabhuja Avalokitswara is represented with eleven heads and one thousand arms. However the eight basic arms has more prominent position and other remaining one are distributed on either side to form a mandala. The eleventh head at the top is that of his parent Tathagata; Amitabha. The tenth head is terrifying displaying fierce features to demonstrate that even most evolved celestial being retains anger and all others are placid representing that anger can be harnessed to good effect and transformed into  compassion.The principal pair of hands is held against the chest in the gesture of adoration while the uppermost hands hold the rosary and the full blown lotus. The four hands display jewel and the gesture of charity on thee right and the pot and the bow and arrow on the left, along with the horned head of an antelope resting on the left shoulder.

The multiple heads represents the ability of Avalokiteswara to observe, hear and communicate with his devotees likewise the arms to serve the purpose of assisting the devotees at all times and for all needs.