This fully gold plated Shakyamuni Buddha Statue with Bhumi sparsha mudra. This Statue weighs 3.52 lbs. and is gold plated on face, body and lotus and finely hand painted on face. Shakyamuni Buddha is the founder of Buddhism, the enlightened one, sage of Shakya Clan also known as Siddhartha Gautam. MANTRA: "OM MUNI MUNI MAHAMUNI SHAKYAMUNIYE SWAHA".
This iconography in which Shakyamuni Buddha is seated with his right hand touching the earth, recalls the moment when he triumphs over all distractions and temptations, and summons the earth to bear witness to his enlightenment.
The carving made this statue as masterpiece among many Shakyamuni buddha statues. The fine carving on front and back, mainly the floral motif.
Material: Copper Full Gold Plated
Face: Gold Painted
Protecting the Face
As the face is painted it is highly recommended that the face of the statue is to be greatly taken care of as it requires a very professional and skilled face artist to repair the face of dirt and damages. Commonly to protect it from damage the statue with painted face is placed under a glass box and it is always covered with a cotton face mask if it has to be moved.
All our statues are handmade. Each piece is unique and it is impossible to reproduce exactly the same. Slight differences may therefore appear in the shapes, proportions, colors and materials used in our descriptions and specification sheets.
