Akshobhya. Literally means Unshakable. He resides in the Pure land Abhirati, and is the lord of the Vajra clan; and often depicted in the center of the Vajra clan mandala. Akshobhya is one of the five transcendent Buddhas in esoteric Buddhism. He represents the eastern direction; along with Amitabha represents the west, Amoghasiddhi the north, Ratnasambhava the south, and Virochana is in the center. Akshobhya represents the transmutation of delusion into mirror wisdom of reality, and the purity of the aggregated. The color of Akshobhya is white and sometimes in blue. His sutra was one of the earliest to be translated into Chinese in the late Han period (23-220 CE).

This rare bronze statue of Akshobhya is unique. Well cast and traced, with lacquered gilt gold and aged patina. Incorporated with elements of both medieval Eastern Indian, and Newari tradition of the Katmandu Buddhist art tradition and design motifs. He is seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, his right hand in bhumisparsa, left in dhyana holding a patra, and wearing a traditional sanghati. His face shown in serene contemplative expression, incised eyebrows, rare flame-shaped urna in relief, down cast heavy lidded almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, a bow-shaped mouth with a slight smile, and hair arranged in rows of tiny curls on a high domed usnisa. The superb gilding and intricate details of this small bronze is a hallmark of Tibetan sculptures of around 17th-19th century; which we conservatively only dating it as 19th century.