Qing Dynasty Chinese Tibetan bronze Buddha figure of Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava, the main founder of Buddhism in Tibet. With a steady composure gazing on all beings, one face adorned with a moustache and goatee, the right hand holds to the heart an upright vajra. The left hand placed in the lap holds a white skull cup filled with nectar, jewels and a long-life vase. Attired in various robes reflecting the disciplines of the Vinaya, Bodhisattva and Mantra Vehicles, he sits atop a sun and moon disc above a double lotus blossom.