Gold-Gilded Antique Future Buddha Maitreya Statue
The antique standing Future Buddha Maitreya statue was created in the Himalayas and covered in magnificent 24-karat gold. The turquoise crown, robe, and other necessities are exquisitely hand-carved. Artists from the Kathmandu Valley have meticulously sculpted, gilded, and carved this sculpture with precious stones and decorations. The art of carving Nepali sculptures has been handed down over the years as a representation of Buddhism. The antique finish of the statue makes it quite captivating.
This antique statue of Future Buddha will be a perfect gift for a practitioner like you from Nepal.
Size: 16.5"/42cm (Height) x 7"/18cm (Base)
Weight: 3.45 kg
Material: 24K Gold Gilded, Copper Body, Antique Finished
Maitreya, in the Buddhist tradition, the future Buddha, presently a bodhisattva residing in the Tushita heaven, who will descend to earth to preach anew the dharma (“law”) 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.
