Statue Details
Materials: Thai Brass
Total Height Including Base: 21 inches
Base Width & Depth: 16 x 8 inches
Weight: 30 pounds
Total Height Including Base: 21 inches
Base Width & Depth: 16 x 8 inches
Weight: 30 pounds
- There is a tall spire emerging from the top of the Buddha's crown
- He is dressed in royal clothes and wears elaborate jewelry
- Seated on a unique base designed with intricate patterns
- He is in the "earth witness" hand gesture which depicts the Buddha sitting in meditation with his left hand palm upright in his lap, and his right hand touching the earth
- Mara, the Tempter, asks who will stand as witness to his right to gain Enlightenment. Buddha reaches down and touches the Earth as he says, “The Earth is my witness.”
- Represents the Buddha at the moment of enlightenment
- The enlightenment of the Buddha, realized through his own effort, was confirmed by the earth in this pose
- He is seated in the half lotus leg position
- He has a beautiful verdigris patina with bluish-green color on the brass
- Ships from our California gallery