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A gilt copper alloy figure of Prajnaparamita, Nepal, dated by…
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A gilt copper alloy figure of Prajnaparamita, Nepal, dated by inscription 1753 inscription along the lotus base: on the first of the bright half of Sravana, NS 873 (July-August 1753) Lachamavati (Laksmavati) made (this image of ) S'ri- 3 Prajnaparamita in her own name (for her own merit), 16.4 cm high. Prajnaparamita, or yum chen mo (Great Mother), is the female personification of perfect wisdom and insight into the true nature of reality. She is sometimes considered 'the mother of all buddhas and bodhisattvas' because her teachings lead to becoming bodhisattva and attaining buddhahood. She can be identified by one of her attributes, usually held by her upper left hand, the book of Prajnaparamita, as in the current lot. Bibliography: Inscription translated by Ian Alsop, asianart.com Lipton & Ragnubs, Treasures of Tibetan Art: Collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 1996, p. 158
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