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Materials: Lost Wax Method, Gold Plated Copper, Made in Nepal
Height: 16 inches
Width: 7 1/2 inches Depth:
7 1/2 inches
Weight: 5 pounds
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Shakyamuni Buddha
Statue
Shakyamuni Buddha is seated surrounded by an elaborate aureole that is enhanced
by a setting of golden splendour.
Formal in appearance,
Shakyamuni gazes forward with partially closed eyes. His earlobes are long
and pierced. His the right arm bare with the hand extended over the knee
in the
varada mudra, the left performs the
mudra of meditation with the palm facing upward
on his lap. His legs are folded in dhyana asana and he is seated on
a beautiful golden lotus throne. On the top part of the arch you will find
a small figure of Amitabha, the Buddha of infinite light.
He is also
commonly known as
Shakyamuni or Śakyamuni ("sage of the Shakya
clan") and as the Tathagata ("thus-come-one"). Shakyamuni is the fourth
Buddha of the Fortune Aeon. He was the fully Awakened one. Shakya Tubba was
born in Lambini, Nepal. Gautama Buddha, the Lord of Shakyas or lion of the
Shakya clan. He is a historical figure and the founder of Buddhism.
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