Dimensions: Height 9,5 cm Wide 5,7 cm Depth 5,3 cm

Weight: 341 grams

The goddess of transcendent wisdom is depicted seated in lalitāsana upon a lotus pedestal. She has four arms: her primary right hand is raised in varadamudrā (gesture of granting), while the left supports a bound manuscript of the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, her central attribute. The secondary arms are raised in expressive gestures, once likely holding further emblems.

She wears elaborate jewellery including necklaces, armlets, bracelets, and ornate earrings, and her high tiered headdress rises in a tall cylindrical form. Her face is rendered with calm features and almond-shaped eyes, conveying serenity and spiritual authority. The garments are finely incised with flowing patterns, the folds cascading gracefully across her legs.

The bronze retains traces of dark patina and wear consistent with ritual handling, highlighting details of the modelling.

Prajñāpāramitā, the personification of the Perfection of Wisdom, embodies one of the central concepts of Mahayana Buddhism. Her worship was particularly widespread in India, Nepal, and Tibet, with her image venerated as both a goddess and the living essence of the text itself.