Statue Details
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
- Ships direct from our California showroom. Allow 1-2 days for packing.