Traditional Buddhist Copper Shakyamuni Buddha Yard Statue
This Buddha statue was traditionally hand-crafted using copper. The sculpture's body is composed of oxidized copper. He is shown sitting on a moon disc lotus seat, looking tranquil and at peace. His left hand is holding an alms bowl over his lap, symbolizing the 49 pieces of rice he was given before attaining enlightenment during his meditation, and his right hand is delicately touching the ground in a signal of his accomplished enlightenment. In order to give the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni the greatest level of detail, it took our artisans months of diligent effort to carve intricate design patterns into the statue.
This figure can be used in a variety of Buddhist rituals and meditation exercises.
Size: 9"/23cm (Height) x 6.2"/16cm (Base)
Weight: 1.60 kg
Material: Oxidized Copper Body
Siddhartha Gautama was born as the crown prince of the mighty Shakya Kingdom and nurtured to be a king in line with his royal father's aspirations. However, when he was around 29 years old, he learned about people's tremendous pain. He abandoned his palace life and gave up his magnificent robes and gold to uncover the reasons for this anguish and the methods to alleviate it. After nearly six years of study, self-deprivation, and severe concentration, he achieved his aim. He had attained enlightenment (a Buddha). He claimed to have then proceeded to a deer park in Sarnath (Benares), India, on the outskirts of Varanasi.
