Vajrapani 12-inch The lotus grows out of

The lotus grows out of mud but unfolds into a beautiful flower

a dead man

Treasure Vase - spiritual and material abundance

and from the cyclic existence

The fish also stands for the power to move freely and spontaneously from place to place

Vajrapani 12-inch The lotus grows out ofVajrapani is regarded as the personification of power and the guardian of the tantric teachings of the Buddha. In time out of mind he was assigned the task of vanquishing a demon known as Nagpo Tsalak and was blessed with a name that means Conqueror of the Four Quarters. At that time he also swore to uphold the teachings of the thousand Buddhas for this entire eon. He is said to have many pure lands, accessible to the few who know the paths by which