Shakyamuni Buddha Statue Partly Fire Gold Plated with Painted Face

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$359.00

SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA : BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The ancient Sanskrit word 'Buddha' means 'having become awoken ' in the sense of having attained 'supreme awareness'. It is closely related to term 'Bodhi' which refers to awareness. The serene & sublime image of Gautama embodies a condition of compassionate understanding, of an awoken illuminated mind. This is a stark contrast to many Western ideas of outward pride, muscular vigour & displays of material wealth. Gautama Shakyamuni was born c.563 BCE in Lumbini which is today in Nepal. He concentrated on the cardinal Rule of Desire & its relationship to hate. This Principle pre-existed his lifetime & is a theme common to Hinduism, Jainism & similar faiths. Desire is taken in the sense of greed, selfishness, possessiveness which combine to obscure higher awareness & understanding, especially in context with the world around us. He was certain that the suffering sick people, hungry people, old people & poor desperate people was caused by & had arisen through a misunderstanding & that misplaced-desire & had generated this suffering.

Size 27 x 21 x 12cm
Material Copper
Shipping Term :
FOB
Unit Of Measure:
Pcs
Package Weight:
2.40 kgs
Min Order Qty:
25
Max Order Qty:
250
Available Stock:
1
Province: Bagmati

FACE: GOLD PAINTED
This Shakyamuni Buddha statue's face has been painted with gold, For a Buddhist practitioner this is a very important feature to have in there idol of worship as before Consecrating the statue it always recommended by Teacher and lamas to have the eyes of the statue opened. Painting face of the statue is also referred Opening Eye in our commonly used language.

FINISHING : PARTLY GOLD PLATED EXTRA GOLD
This is partly fire Gold Gilded statue of Shakyamuni Buddha. The gold is gilded by the ancient process of gold gilding using amalgam Gold. This process of Gold gilding is known as Mercury Gold Gilding (पारा Pārā सुन Suna जलप Jalap), Fire Gilding, or Fire gold plating(In Nepal). Gold gilded by this process is very good for the copper statues, as the statue gilded by this process will retain the gold for very long time. Gold Gilded by this process is comparatively expensive to the modern electrochemical plating but due to it durability it is still a prefered choice for many collectors and practitioners alike. .
Here Gold is applied on the body or the unmasked skin of the Shakyamuni Buddha statue, Golden color representing the skin color of Shakyamuni Buddha statue and and color is painted on the cloth of Shakyamuni Buddha statue representing color of tradition robe worn by Buddhist monks. this is the ideal form of the statue for practitioner as this statues follows all the regulation required by the monastery.
Also this Shakyamuni Buddha statue has gold gilding on the shawl, and base of the statue. This extra gold plating popularly known as as (Ga cho Lu), which mean Gold on the shawl.

MAKING PROCESS: LOSS WAX SYSTEM
The Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is made by the process of loss wax system, Loss wax system is the oldest process of making the metal sculptures. this is a very long and time-consuming process but the result we get is worth the time and the effort. Nepal is probably the only country still manufacturing the statue by this process. The statue of Avalokiteshvara | Chenrezig above is 100% handmade in Nepal, by the skill full artist from Patan.

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