Kurukulla

In Tibetan it means “she who causes knowledge”.

There are numerous forms of Kurukulla, she can appear in a semi-irate or more peaceful form.

She is depicted on a golden cushion in a dancing position and her energetic and compassionate activity given by her dance spreads both in Samsara and Nirvana. Her right leg is raised while her left leg crushes the now defeated ego.

Her image is meant to awaken the practitioner.

She has a red body, adorned with jewels and naked to represent her not being constrained by discursive reason and conventional reality.

Her four arms represent the Bramavihara, the four states of mind: compassion, loving kindness, empathy in joy, and equanimity.

She holds in her two hands a lace and a hook and in the other two a bow and arrow, all covered with flowers to indicate her ability to grasp and arouse desire in others, desire toward the Dharma.

She awakens non-dual awareness and helps eliminate obstacles.

She is also considered as an emanation of Tara.

Thangka

Original size: about 33 cm x 44cm

Technique: 23.5 kt gold on vermilion pigment (cinnabar)

Completed: March 2021

The original Thangka has been sold.

From my BLOG – Kurukulla work in progress

To the SHOP – KURUKULLA