{"product_id":"antieke-tibetaanse-ushnishavijaya-namgyalmavoor-een-lang-leven","title":"Antique Tibetan Ushnishavijaya (Namgyalma) for a long life.","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333; max-width: 800px; margin: auto; padding: 20px;\"\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8c7643; border-bottom: 2px solid #8c7643; padding-bottom: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003e\n    Important Antique Tibetan Ushnishavijaya (Namgyalma) – Nepal\/Ladakh – 18th Century\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 15px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21 cm high | 19 cm wide | 2.30 kg (Solid, thick-walled temple casting)\n\n\n\n\nAn exceptional, museum-quality, and monumental heavy antique Himalayan bronze of the three-headed and eight-armed goddess of Long Life: Ushnishavijaya (known in Tibetan as Namgyalma). This altar statue was cast in the 18th century using the traditional lost-wax method (cire perdue). Despite its compact height of 21 cm, the statue weighs no less than 2.30 kilos, indicating an extremely thick-walled and solid casting of the highest monastic quality.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8c7643; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\nSpiritual Function \u0026 Protection\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nWithin Tibetan Buddhism, Ushnishavijaya is one of the most powerful and specific protective goddesses. She is the \u003cstrong\u003egoddess of victory over death, extreme purification, and longevity\u003c\/strong\u003e. Together with White Tara and Amitayus, she forms the three Buddhas of Long Life. Her presence has three crucial spiritual functions:\n\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; list-style-type: square;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProtection against premature death:\u003c\/strong\u003e Her main task is to ward off acute dangers, severe illnesses, and accidents that can prematurely shorten the natural lifespan. She acts as a spiritual shield that knocks away negative obstacles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme karmic purification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Namgyalma possesses the unique power to destroy heavy negative karma from the past and from previous lives down to the root. Her energy cleanses deep spiritual blockages that stand in the way of healing, prosperity, or enlightenment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGiver of life force and vitality:\u003c\/strong\u003e In her central hands on her lap, she holds the \u003cem\u003ekalasha\u003c\/em\u003e (the sacred vase of life). This one is filled to the brim with the \u003cem\u003eamrita\u003c\/em\u003e: the divine nectar of immortality, ultimate health, and deep spiritual wisdom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8c7643; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\nIrrefutable Technical Proof of Age\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nBecause this model was frequently reproduced for commercial export at the end of the 20th century, this unique 18th-century example distinguishes itself through irrefutable, authentic metalworking facts:\n\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; list-style-type: disc;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Manual Chasing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Microscopic examination of the facial features (eyelids, corners of the mouth, and wings of the nostrils) shows razor-sharp, angular indentations. These are the authentic, pre-industrial chisel marks of the goldsmith who manually stretched the metal. This stands in sharp contrast to the fleshy, round shapes of modern rubber molds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Authentic Borax Crystals:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both deep inside the open base and in the deep folds of the corner of the mouth, there are hard, glistening, white-greenish deposits of \u003cstrong\u003ecrystallized borax salt\u003c\/strong\u003e. This historical flux has \"sweated\" out of the pores of the bronze after centuries of exposure to humidity and is immovably caked \u003cem\u003eunder\u003c\/em\u003e the original temple patina.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Open Bottom Tradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Entirely in line with the early casting traditions of Nepal and the Ladakh region, the bottom has historically always been left open and uncovered, without a copper closing plate. The interior displays the whimsical, undulating metal folds of old craftsmanship and is completely free of modern plaster or factory cores.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Patina:\u003c\/strong\u003e The statue possesses a magnificent, deep olive and chocolate brown temple patina with a beautiful layered gold skin in the deeper grooves (remnants of early fire gilding). Decades of intense ritual practices in the monastery have softly polished the edges of the lotus base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8c7643; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\nProduct details\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold; width: 30%;\"\u003eCulture \/ Region:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eHimalayan region (Nepal \/ Ladakh tradition)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003e18th century (ca. 1750–1800)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eThick-walled cast bronze \/ monastic copper alloy with remnants of fire gilding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHeight:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003e21 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWidth:\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003e19 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003e2.30 kg (Extremely heavy, solid casting)\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 0;\"\u003eExceptional antique condition. Completely original and unrestored. The authentic crystal and patina layers have been left completely intact.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"1stbuddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357313081675,"sku":"349","price":1895.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/6170\/5547\/files\/tibetaanse-ushnishavijaya-brons-godin.jpg?v=1779099009","url":"https:\/\/1stbuddha.com\/products\/ancient-tibetan-ushnishavijaya-namgyalmafor-a-long-life-1","provider":"1stbuddha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}