EARTH TOUCHING BUDDHA XL STATUE

The BUDDHA , whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama, was the founder of Buddhism, the religion and the philosophical system that produced a great culture throughout much of southern and eastern Asia.
BUDDHA, meaning "awakened one" or "enlightened one" is a title not a name. In Hindu Dogma, the Buddha is viewed as being the 9th avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

EARTH TOUCHING BUDDHA STATUE Details
Height: 11.5 inches
Width & Depth: 7 x 5 inches
Weight:2.5 lbs

The BUDDHA was a son of the rulers Sakyas. He was married at the age of 16 and lived in luxury and comfort sheltered from the harsh realities of life. When he was 29 he realized that men are subject to old age, sickness and death. He became aware of the suffering inherent in existence. He resolved to give up princely life and become a wandering ascetic (samana) in search for the Truth.With the two of samanas he attained mystical states of elevated consciousness but he failed to find the Truth. He continued his search and was joined by five ascetics in a grove near Uruvela, where he practiced severe austerities and self-mortification for six years. When he fainted away in weakness, he abandoned ascetic practices to seek his own path to Enlightenment. Discarding the teachings of his contemporaries, through meditation he achieved Enlightenment, or ultimate understanding.

There after the Buddha instructed his followers in the dharma (truth) and the "Middle Way" a path between worldly life and extremes of self-denial. The essence of the Buddha's early preaching was said to be the four Noble truths:
1) life is fundamentally disappointment and suffering.
2) suffering is a result of one's desires for pleasure, power, and continued existence.
3) to stop disappointment and suffering one must stop desiring.
4) the way to stop desiring and thus suffering is the Noble eight fold path -

right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right awareness and right concentration. The realization of the truth of Atmaan (no eternal self) was taught as essential for the indescribable state of release called NIRVANA.

EARTH TOUCHING BUDDHA STATUE is a beautiful addition to an ALTAR/MEDITATION space.

Minor imperfections may exist as the statues are handmade by artists.