In honor of Dakini Day, we celebrate one of the most terrifying, esoteric, and transformative deities in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition—Vajrayogini Ucheyma, also known as Chinnamunda, the decapitated form of Vajrayogini. At once, both wrathful and transcendental, terrifying and liberating, Ucheyma signifies the ultimate non-dualistic tantric gesture. In a quick and shocking act—decapitating herself—she cuts through illusion, ego-clinging, and the multilayered and dense structure of dualistic perception. Her figure is not threatening for the sake of being threatening; it is simply a reflection of, and manifestation of, the wisdom that arises when all attachment is laid waste.
Our Statue of the Week is an exquisite 15.7-inch sculpture that shows Vajrayogini Ucheyma hand-crafted in copper, with lustrous gilded 24k gold and brilliant grey detail, with subtle acrylic detail. More than just a decorative item, this precious metal statue is a support for ritualistic purposes for advanced tantric practitioners. So abundantly, there is iconographic material and encoded symbolism within this statue that provides a threshold for one of the most radical transformations of being in Buddhism—fearless engagement with one’s internalized hate by engaging with Chöd, and directly realizing emptiness by becoming/realizing Vajrayogini herself.
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