Materials: Gilded Hand carved Wood with Glass Inlay, Thailand
Total Height Including Base: 48 inches
Base Width & Depth: 9 x 9 inches
Widest Point: 11.5 inches
Weight: 30 lbs.
This lovely handcrafted Buddha statue stands on a double lotus which sits on black gallery quality base
His right hand is in the abhaya mudra, also known as the fearless or protection gesture
In the Buddhist tradition, there is famous story where Buddha used the abhaya hand gesture to make calm and peaceful a furious elephant that attacked at him
Also, it is believed that this was the abhaya mudra was the first gesture made by Buddha after enlightenment.
His left is in the the varada mudra, the gesture of charity also known as the boon granting and wish-fulfilling or generosity hand position
Symbolically the Varada mudra is viewed as a gesture of giving and forgiving. Varada mudra expresses the bestowed nature of supreme power to fulfill the believer’s desires
This wood sculpture is a one of a kind statue, hand carved and gold leaf gilt with colored glass inlay embellishment by a very talented Thai artisan
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