- A GORGEOUS WORK OF ART This Lord Buddha enhances the decor of a home
- PERFECT SIZE Height - 6, Length - 3.75 inches, Width - 2.25 inches, 0.8 KG
- FINEST QUALITY STATUE As suitable for use in a mandir temple as it is for at-home devotions
- A BEAUTIFUL PIECE FOR YOUR ALTAR Exquisitely detailed idol is perfect for performing puja at home
- A GENUINE INDIAN WORK OF ART Produced with traditional sand casting technique by artisans in India
Buddha means "Awakened one" or "Enlightened one. Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, in Sanskrit, or Siddhattha Gotama, in Pali, was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism. The Buddha image portrays the traditional figure of the meditative Yogin, transcendent in his mental powers yet very much a part of this world. Many a time, he is surrounded by images of radiance and abundance, the sun disc and the trees, and supported by lions, emblems of his royal position. While his placement atop a lion throne, and the presence of two attendants holding chowries, serve to emphasize his regal position, at the same time, his Yogic posture, humble robe and gestures of reassurance embody the spiritual nature of his message. This image remained the primary source for subsequent figures of Buddha through Asia. One of the consistencies of Buddhist art in India was the retention of this essentially human image, even when it was surrounded by an array of figures and images of wealth and abundance.
