Handmade Maitreya Buddha Sculpture in Nepal
Our talented craftsmen masterfully crafted our statue of the future Buddha, known as Maitreya, from the finest 24K gold-gilded copper and lavishly adorned it with valuable acrylic paints. Maitreya, also known as the "Buddha of Loving-Kindness," is said to have arrived to earth to propagate the Dharma when the teachings of the current Buddha have been forgotten.
Size: 22.8"/58cm (Height) x 16.5"/42cm (Base)
Weight: 11.04 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Acrylic Paintings
Maitreya, in the Buddhist tradition, the future Buddha, presently a bodhisattva residing in the Tushita heaven, who will descend to earth to preach the dharma (“law”) anew when the teachings of Gautama Buddha have completely decayed. Maitreya is the earliest Bodhisattva around whom a cult developed and is mentioned in scriptures from the 3rd century CE. He was accepted by all schools of Buddhism and is still the only bodhisattva generally honored by the Theravada tradition.
