ARTISAN SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA STATUE

9-inch - Meditation - Gilded Copper Metal

Beautiful - Brand New Condition - Exquisite Handmade and High Quality

Shakyamuni Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. Through his teachings on karma and the four noble truths, Buddha showed the way that leads all beings to the experience of awakening and liberation, demonstrating his limitless compassion and loving-kindness towards all beings.

This statue shows Guatama Buddha in the the bhumisparsha mudra gesture, also known as the "earth witness" mudra, symbolizing the Buddha's enlightenment.

Material: Heavy copper alloy, with stone beadwork

Color: Gilded gold and rose-copper. Gilding adds elegant beauty and protection to the metal.

Size: 9 x 6.5 x 5 inches / 22.7 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm

Weight: 2.7 lbs / 1.22 kg

The Venerable Shakyamuni Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha, also known as Gautama Buddha, was the founder of Buddhism and lived in India in the 6th century BCE.

Through his teachings, Buddha showed the way that leads all beings to the experience of awakening and liberation from samsara (the cycle of repeated birth, suffering, and death. This demonstrates clearly his limitless compassion and loving-kindness towards all beings who are looking for liberation and freedom from the realms of samsaric existences.

Birth

Born into the Shakya clan, Siddhartha Gautama was the crown prince of a great kingdom. His mother had a dream of a white elephant entering her right side, and soothsayers predicted he would become a great king or religious teacher.

Enlightenment

Siddhartha left the palace at age 29 after witnessing the suffering of others. He spent six years studying, meditating, and practicing self-deprivation, eventually becoming enlightened and a Buddha, which means "the awakened one".

First Sermon

After becoming enlightened, Siddhartha gave his first sermon in a deer park in Sarnath, India. This event is known as the turning of the wheel of Buddhist law, with the wheel becoming a symbol of Buddhist teachings.

Death

Shakyamuni Buddha's final words were, "Decay is inherent in all composite things. Work out your salvation with diligence". He was cremated, and his ashes were divided into eight parts, each enshrined in a stupa.

The Bhumisparsha mudra, also known as the "earth witness" mudra, is a sacred gesture in Buddhism that symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment.

Meaning

The mudra represents the moment when the Buddha summoned the earth goddess, Sthavara, to witness his attainment of enlightenment. It also symbolizes the union of method and wisdom, and the realizations of conventional and ultimate truths.

How to perform

The mudra is performed by extending all five fingers of the right hand downward to touch the ground. The left hand is held flat in the lap in the dhyana mudra of meditation.

Symbolism

The three extended fingers of the right hand may represent the three vessels, or yanas, of the Mahayana Buddhism tradition. The open palms may suggest the method of conveying teachings and the gaining of wisdom.