Chinese Qing Dynasty Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha deity figure Troma Nagmo, the Fierce Black One, a wrathful form of Vajravarahi. She has one central face and a small brown pig head on the crown looking to the right. Wrathful in appearance she has three round glaring eyes, a gaping red mouth and hair flowing upward like flames. In the right hand held upraised is a curved knife. In the left held to the heart is a blood filled skull cup; a katvanga staff rests against the shoulder. Adorned with a tiara of five skulls, bone earrings, ornaments and a necklace of freshly severed heads, draped across the shoulders she wears a frightful human skin. Standing on the left leg in a posture of dance atop a corpse, sun disc and lotus blossom.
The original practice lineage belongs to the Zhije School of Phadampa Sanggye but has now been adopted by all the Sarma Schools of Tibetan Buddhism to a greater or lesser extent. Troma Nagmo is also found in the Terma (Revealed Treasure) Tradition of the Nyingmapa School.

"From the pure, unborn, dharmadhatu palace; Fierce Vajra Black One, performing the benefit of beings; Entire treasure of all excellent and common attainments; Powerful Mistress, to you I bow." (Nyingma Liturgical verse).
Bronze is in gorgeous condition with minimal marring of the surface.
Underside with incised quatrefoil flora-form petal visvavajra surrounding the centralized DaiJi.

Dimensions: 6-5/8"H

Over all in EXCELLENT condition, with normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dent. Surface traced wear and or declined to gilding; Normal, considering ages and wears.

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