Namtose Vaisravana the enlightened wealth protector

 

Namtose or Vaisravana is an enlightened wealth protector who helps improve financial situations and grants strong protection against harmful interferences and negative energies. Excellent for homes, offices and places of business.

Namtose, also known as Vaisravana in Sanskrit and Bishamonten in Japanese, is a Buddha of Wealth and the Guardian of the Northern direction. He has two main aspects: that of a warrior protector and that of a deity of wealth.

Although fully enlightened, Namtose chose to manifest as a Bodhisattva with the aim of helping others overcome poverty and misery. He has promised Buddha Shakyamuni to preserve and protect the teachings of the Buddha and guide all its practitioners in future aeons.

He has one face, two arms and rides upon a snow lion. His face has a stern expression with bushy eyebrows and a beard, and his eyes are wide and round. His body is a rich golden yellow, his right hand holds a victory banner, and his left holds a mongoose, commonly associated with goodfortune in ancient India. The mongoose spits jewels symbolising his capacity as a wealth deity.

Namtose is one of the primary protectors of the Gelugpa sect and one of his specific functions is to protect the Middle Scope of the Lamrim. In his capacity as one of the Four Directional Guardians, Namtose is often depicted on the outer walls of monasteries and temples, to safeguard against harmful interferences.

This Namtose statue can be personalised with a hand-painted face using real gold dust or insertion of mantras and holy items. You can also offer traditional brocade clothing such as a Tibetan-style tule and pangden, or pearls and semi-precious stones, as H.E. Tsem Rinpoche always encouraged the practice of making offerings to the Three Jewels, which creates the causes for us to attain the six paramitas (perfections).

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