Statue Details
Materials: Wood with Mosaic and Glass Inlay, made in Northern Thailand
Total Height Including Base: 29 inches
Base Width & Depth: 23 x 16 inches
Weight: 40 pounds
- Mandalay style Buddha has a broad band across the forehead with impressive colored glass inlay
- This style is a more naturalistic mode of portraying the Buddha with elongated ear lobes and hands
- He wears an ornately pleated and folded robe
- The hair hugs the head in tight curls and covers a broad prominent ushnisha, the protuberance on top of his head symbolizing his awakened consciousness
- The Buddha sits in the padmasana or full lotus position with both his feet facing upwards
- He is in the bhumisparsha or earth touching gesture with his right hand extended towards the ground
- Represents the Buddha invoking the earth itself to witness his Awakening
- Earth witness hand position is sometimes referred to as "calling the earth to witness" the Buddha's enlightenment
- His left hand resting in his lap in the dhyana mudra of meditation
- The colored and mirrored glass work is a distinctive feature of this Buddha, hand crafted by talented Thai artisans
- Ships directly from our California showroom