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    Buddha Statues represent the “enlightened one”, the idol of the Buddhist religion. They are a symbol of Buddhism’s founder, Siddhartha Gautama, who preached that to attain Nirvana, a state without suffering, one must eliminate all craving from their life. This can only be done by pursuing the eightfold path.

    Amitabha Buddha Statue, Medicine Buddha Statues, Buddha Set, Compassion Buddha-Chenrezig Statues, Fasting/Hungry Buddha Statues, Maitreya Buddha Statue, Pancha-Dhyani Buddha Statues Sakyamuni Buddha Statue, Garden Buddha Statue, Laughing Buddha Statues, Large Buddha Statue, Bronze Buddha Statue, Small Budda Statue, Siddhartha Gautam Buddha Statue, Standing Buddha Statue, Vairochana Buddha Statue, Garden Buddha Statues.

    The primary role of Buddha statues is to convey the calm feelings that reflect ones proper mental discipline as having the control over the negative emotions of fear and greed. However, Buddha statues also serve an important role in conveying teachings, particularly in traditional societies with low literacy rates.

    While Buddha Statues come in a wide variety of poses, the most common is the Buddha in Lotus Position. This is a position of meditation that symbolizes perfect balance of thought and tranquility. In this statue, the hand positions, called mudra, have the fingers of the right hand resting lightly on the fingers of the left as they lay in the lap of Buddha. The legs are crossed in what is called the Lotus Position. The left foot is placed on the right thigh and the right foot is placed on the left thigh. Many Buddha statues sit on a pedestal in the form of a lotus blossom. The lotus represents the Buddha Mind because, though growing in mire, it puts forth beautiful, immaculate flowers.

    It is believed that placing a Buddha statue in your home or office helps you obtain inner peace and inspires you to attain harmony and balance in your life.

    Hand carved by master craftsmen, this Buddha statue is shown in a posture of meditative blessing. This finely carved wooden Buddha figurine glows with a spiritual aura. The golden Kadam wood Buddha image, carved and polished to a radiant smoothness, raises his right hand in a mudra or gesture that confers fearlessness while the left hand is placed in his lap in a gesture of compassion.

     Buddha Statues Come in variety of Categories which include: shakyamuni Buddha Statues, Amithab Buddha Statues, Laughing Buddha Statues, Meditating Budda Statues, Maitreya Buddha Statues, Vairochana Buddha Statues, Standing Buddha Statues.


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