Description
Handmade Small Buddha Shakyamuni Statue
Handcrafted in century-old craftsmanship of Nepali Artists. We sculpted this beautiful small Buddha Shakyamuni Statue on a copper body and then painted his face with genuine 24k gold powder. The statue has a beautiful blend of silver plating and acrylic paintings on the statue.
He is depicted sitting atop a lotus seat with a calm expression. His right hand is downward in the earth-touching gesture (bhumisparsha mudra), with which he calls the earth goddess Sthavara to affirm that he is entitled to attain enlightenment, and in his right hand, he holds an alms bowl.
Size: 8.6"/22cm (Height) x 5.5"/14cm (Base)
Weight: 0.93 kg
Material: 24k Gold Gilded, 24k Gold & Acrylic Paintings, Silver Plated, 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 in life. 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.