Materials:  Wood
Height:  13 inches  Width:  11 inches  Depth:  5 inches
Weight:  5 pounds

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This Cambodian hand carved Buddha is seated in the gesture of protection or fearlessness also know as Abhaya Mudra.  The right 'method' hand usually makes this gesture, with the palm held outwards and the fingers extending upwards.  In appearance, it is similar to the boon-granting gesture or Varada Mudra, except that the hand points upwards instead of downwards, and is usually raised to the level of the heart.  The Abhaya Mudra represents the Buddha's protection from all the fears of cyclic existence, and it is the specific gesture of the green Buddha of the north, Amoghasiddhi.  In early Buddhist art the gesture of protection is commonly shown on statues of the Buddha, where it represent his sovereignty and protective blessings.