 
Materials:
Suar Wood or Raintree Wood,
Samanea Saman, Hand
Carved in Bali
Height: 13 inches Width: 10 inches Depth: 6 1/2 inches
Weight: 5 pounds
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Wood Buddha Statue
This Buddha
is in the gesture of protection or fearlessness is also associated with the
gesture of giving refuge. The abhaya mudra represents the Buddha’s
protection from all the fears of cyclic existence, and is the specific gesture
of Amoghassiddhi, the green Buddha of the north. In early Buddhist art the
gesture of protection is commonly shown on statues of the Buddha, where it
represents his sovereignty and protective blessings. In early Christian art
this gesture is similarly made by Christ and is known as the magna magnus or
‘great hand’.
Many people ask why the
Buddha is sometimes bald? It is common practice for Buddhists (typically
monks and nuns) to shave their heads as a way to move forward in their journey
towards enlightenment. A key point in Buddhism is that attachment leads to
suffering - put into context - e.g. we are attached to the maintenance and
appearance of our hair and by shaving it off we are able to remove that
attachment and focus on appropriate goals such as moving towards enlightenment.
This wood
sculpture is a one of a kind statue, hand carved by the artists of Bali,
Indonesia.
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1(888)DHARMA-4,
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