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10-3/4" H Cold Cast Bronze $1290 (less Internet discount of $20) = $109 (freight $14)  |
| Shakyamuni means the sage from Shakyas. Around 556 BC Siddartha Gaulama was born in the Shakyas region in Nepal as a prince. At age 29 Siddhartha abandoned all worldly possessions in search of the Truth. After years of extreme asceticism, he realized that the Truth lies in, "The Middle Way." This statue depicts the moment of enlightenment, when Siddhartha became, "Buddha," the, "Awakened One." Influenced by a statue from the 15th century, Ming Dynasty, this statue shows Shakyamuni seated on the lotus, a symbol of purity, with his right had in a Bhumisparsha gesture. ("Touching the earth," mudra) and left had in an Avakasha gesture (Mudra of leisure). The fine detailied opulent robe, the stylistic full-volume, the well-balanced proportions, and the noble and contemplative expression, makes a particularly regal representation of the founder of Buddhism. |
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