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Buddha Statues

The statues and figurines of Buddha we as the disciples, angles and gods bade
see all around us are the statues of farewell to never returner Shakyamuni
Shakyamuni Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha. Medicine Buddha statue symbolizes
"Buddha" who was born in Kapilavastu, an the belief that Buddha parted knowledge
ancient province of Nepal, as the son of on medicine along with spiritual
king Suddhodana and Queen Maya Devi. The guidance.
Queen had few auspicious dreams before The Mudras or postures of Hands of the
the lord entered her womb from the Shakyamuni Buddha figures are either in
Tushita heaven. abhaya (Fearlessness), Dhyana
As Prince Siddhartha Gautama came to the (meditation), Dharmachakra Parivartana
age 28 he renounced the kingdom and lived (turning of the wheel of Dharma or
the life of a mendicant. He sought and doctrine or religion) and Bhumisparsa
attained enlightenment in six years under (calling the earth goddess to witness the
a pipala tree and became a Buddha, in touching of the earth by the right hand)
Bodhgaya. After enlightenment he uttered Buddha statues are hand made and thus
this stanza: they are artisan's labour of Love, or a
"Through many births I have passed the loving heart and moving hands giving them
builder of the house of pain is gone and shapes in definite postures. The earliest
I am free from any more births" representations of Buddha were mounds
Shakyamuni Buddha preached dharma through erected on the relics of Buddha, also
out his life and the light of the world known as "Stupa". The external
had gone out and lord passed away into decorations on the stupas display the
Nirvana at an old age of over 80. entire life of the Buddha from leaving
Talking of Buddha statues & figurines, home to enlightenment and to
the statues of Buddha are found in a wide Mahaparinirvana.
variety of poses, the most common of all The largest and tallest Buddha statues
the type is the sitting Buddha statue in were found in Afghanistan which were
a lotus position. The posture displays colossal in size and have been much
inner and outer balance and tranquillity. recently destroyed by the Taliban's. The
In meditating Buddha statues the posture Statues of Buddha in Nepal are generally
of the hand or the mudra, have the made out of gold, granite, bronze,
fingers of the right hand resting lightly copper, brass, resin, silver, ceramic,
on the left as they lay in the wood, etc. And, they are put on sale in a
enlightened one's lap and legs are fine work of display in Thamel and Durbar
crossed in a Lotus position. Many Buddha Square in the ancient city of Kathmandu
statues sit on a pedestal in a lotus in Nepal or sold in various online Buddha
blossom which represents the enlightened Statues store like at wholesale or
being or emptiness. retail. The standing Buddha statues with
Another posture is the Abhaya mudra in flowering robes is also common. And
which the right hand is raised and is the Buddha heads and hands are also found for
gesture of dispelling fear. Statues sale.
calling the earth to bear witness are All these meanings behind the Buddha
represented by postures where the right statues bring forth the memories of the
hand is touching the earth below, which enlightened master who once walked upon
displays total faith. And, finally the this earth 2500 years ago. In other words
reclining Buddha statue represents they are reminiscences of the "Grand
Buddha's passage into death or Nirvana, Master".




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