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Tibetan Name: Shakya Tubpa Materials: Lost Wax Method, Copper, Made in Nepal Height: 14 1/2 inches Width: 9 1/2 inches Depth: 7 inches Weight: 14 pounds Click here to view more images of the Shakyamuni Buddha Statue This sculptural image of Lord Buddha embodies distinct stylistic characteristics of Nepali traditions that are seen in the broad face, full cheekbones, and elegant features, which differ from the smaller and fuller facial features found in Indian art. The curves of the eyebrows and eyes and the long line of the nose are also typically Nepali, as are the delicately incised flowers that decorate the Buddha's garment. Lord Buddha is marked with symbols of his enlightened state such as his cranial protuberance (ushnisha) and the small hair curl between his eyebrows (urna). He displays the wheel of dharma gesture also known as dharmachakra mudra where both hands are at the chest with the fingers and thumbs forming two interlocking circles. In his hands he is holding two lotus stems, one flows to the right and the other to the left. He is seated on a beautiful throne decorated with and arch of conchs shells, on each side of the throne you will find a wheel, one of the eight auspicious symbols. His feet are placed on a small single lotus base. The lotus flower is an emblem of purity, a symbol shared by other Indian religions but especially auspicious for the Buddha, who, like the flower, rises above this world to open pure and unsullied by the residue of the lower realms. The conch shells are a symbol of the proclamation of the Buddha's teachings which represent the truth of the Dharma. On the lotus stem located to his right is a wheel (chakra), one of the eight auspicious symbols. The three components of the wheel; hub, spokes and rim, symbolize the three aspects of the Buddhist teachings upon ethics, wisdom and concentration. The central hub represents ethical discipline, which centers and stabilizes the mind. The sharp spokes represent wisdom or discriminating awareness, which cuts through ignorance. The rim represents meditative concentration, which both encompasses and facilitates the motion of the wheel. This wheel has eight spokes symbolizing the Buddha's Eightfold Noble Path, and the transmissions of these teaching toward the eight directions. On the lotus stem located to his left is a treasure vase (kalasha), another of the eight auspicious symbols. The treasure vase or kalasha possesses the quality of spontaneous manifestation, because however much treasure is removed from the vase it remains perpetually full. This pieces comes in three pieces; the arch, body and base. The base is sealed with a double vajra. This piece is a graceful representation of Lord Buddha!! Please email or call us, toll free, with any questions or comments 1(888)DHARMA-4, info@dharmasculpture.com |
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