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An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Kukkuripa
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An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Kukkuripa

TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

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An Unusual Gilt Bronze Figure of Kukkuripa
Tibet, 17th Century
Seated with his right knee slightly raised holding a skull cup and embracing his leaping dog, wearing a five-skull headdress over matted strands of hair
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) high
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Kukuripa is one of the 84 Mahasiddhas usually shown alongside the dog he cared for in life. While he meditated, he was about to attain enlightenment but he declined to leave the earthly abode for fear that the dog would suffer on its own. He was rewarded for his compassion because the dog was in actuality a Dakini who in turn granted him enlightenment.