Ucchusma / Vidyaraja – The Wisdom King
Ucchusma Vidyaraja Statue: Ucchusma is a Vidyaraja (wisdom king) in the Vajrayana sect of Buddhism. He is also known by various other names such as Burning Impurity Kongo, Jusoku Kongo and Kazu Kongo. His full name is Great Strength Furious Diamond Ucchusma. Ucchusma was also thought to be able to change a female fetus into a male one. He is also a FENGSHUI guardian of Bathroom.
His method to attain the enlightenment
According to the Shurangama Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha asked the Bodhisattvas and arahants to present their methods to understand the ultimate truth, the eighteenth to present his character was Ucchusma. The sutra states:
“Ucchusma came before the Buddha, put his palms together, bowed at the Buddha’s feet, and said to the Buddha, I can still remember how many kalpas ago I was filled with excessive greed and desire. There was a Buddha in the world named King of Emptiness. He said that people with too much desire turn into a raging mass of fire. He taught me to contemplate the coolness and warmth throughout my entire body. A spiritual light coalesced inside and transformed my thoughts of excessive lust into the fire of wisdom. After that, when any of the Buddhas summoned me, they used the name ‘fire-head.’ From the strength of the fire-light samadhi, I accomplished Arhatship. I made a great vow that when each of the Buddhas accomplishes the way, I will be a powerful knight and in person subdue the demons’ hatred. The Buddha asks about perfect penetration. I used attentive contemplation of the effects of heat in my body and mind, until it became unobstructed and penetrating and all my outflows were consumed. I produced a blazing brilliance and ascended to enlightenment. This is the foremost method.”
ABOUT Ucchusma Vidyaraja Statue
Expertly cast from copper alloy using lost wax method and gilded with 24 karat gold with hand painted face; this sculpture is a profoundly wrathful representation of Ucchusma or Vidyaraja. This sculpture was individually handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master artisans of the Shakya clan who are considered among the best in the world. These craftsmen are the modern heirs to a centuries-old tradition of creating sacred art for use in temples and monasteries. The fine metalworking techniques have been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times.
