F659 Exclusive Gold Plated Copper Statue Shakyamuni Buddha 13 Handmade in Nepal
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" Shakyamuni Buddha (Earth touching pose)". The "earth witness" Buddha is one of the most common iconic images of Buddhism. It depicts the Buddha sitting in meditation with his left hand, palm upright, in his lap, and his right hand touching the earth. This represents the moment of the Buddha's enlightenment.
Just before the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, realized enlightenment, it is said the demon (Mara) attacked him with armies of monsters to frighten Siddhartha from his seat under the bodhi tree. But the about-to-be Buddha did not move. Then Mara claimed the seat of enlightenment for himself, saying his spiritual accomplishments were greater than Siddhartha's.
Mara challenged Siddhartha-- who will speak for you? Then Siddhartha reached out his right hand to touch the earth, and the earth itself roared, I bear you witness! And as the morning star rose in the sky, Siddhartha Gautama realized enlightenment and became a Buddha.
A mudra in Buddhist iconography is a body posture or gesture with special meaning. The earth witness mudra is also called the Bhumi-sparsha ("gesture of touching the earth") mudra. This mudra represents unshakability or steadfastness. The Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya also is associated with the earth witness mudra because he was immovable in keeping a vow never to feel anger or disgust at others. The mudra also symbolizes the union of skillful means (upaya), symbolized by the right hand touching the earth, and wisdom (prajna), symbolized by the left hand on the lap in a meditation position. Material: Copper with gold plated. This is the actual picture of the statue that is listed here, no stock photo. Absolute Hand made in Nepal by traditional artisans, this statue contains full of artistic symbol, a very fine handwork, very high quality, which has been individually cast, polished, and finished by hand. Still the Nepal government department of Archaeology seal on the statue for it's authentication. If you didn't like items in any reasons, you can send it back unused within 14 days of you received it. You will be responsible for and loss or damage on return items till we receive it.Please write us before return to get return address and to manage our inventory.