This Guru Rinpoche kutsab tsa tsa is a high-quality replica modeled after the rare terma images associated with Guru Padmasambhava. In Vajrayana traditions, a kutsab (Tib. sku tshab) is regarded as a “representative”—a form made in the likeness of a Buddha or master and used as a source of blessing and inspiration. This piece is filled with sacred substances drawn from the Wish-Fulfilling Relic Collection, which brings together relics and treasure substances connected to many great lineage masters.

“Kutsabs are the most important and rare terma images of Guru Padmasambhava, blessed as his own representatives by the Guru himself. Generally, there are hundreds of terma images of him, but according to many Nyingma scriptures there are only twenty-five kutsab images.”

— Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, The Hidden Teachings of Tibet: An Explanation of the Terma Tradition of Tibet

The relics inside this tsa tsa include materials from the main collections referenced in the Wish-Fulfilling Relic Collection, such as:

• Sacred objects from the boxes of Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Pema Norbu Rinpoche, Dzogchen Polo Rinpoche, Lama Sonam Zangpo, Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche, and others
• Traditional mendrub (medicinal pellets)
• Holy substances from Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyü, and Kadampa lineages
• Select treasure pills and sacred materials from major terma traditions

Full details can be found in the official list.

Details

• Height: 1.97 in
• Width: 1.18 in
• Length/Depth: 1.18 in