GLOW IN THE DARK SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA STATUE
Jade Color Resin - Meditation Posture - Amitabha - From Thailand
Beautiful - Brand New Condition -
Unique and Uplifting!
*Expose to strong light for several hours. Statue will glow brightly for several hours in the dark!
Shakyamuni Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. Through his teachings on karma and the four noble truths, Buddha showed the way that leads all beings to the experience of awakening and liberation, demonstrating his limitless compassion and loving-kindness towards all beings.
Material: Made from high-quality glow-in-the-dark jade-color resin.
Color: green / jade
Size: 4 inches / 9.5 cm tall,
2.6 inches / 6.5 cm wide,
1.8 inches / 4.5 cm front to back
The Venerable Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha, also known as Gautama Buddha, was the founder of Buddhism and lived in India in the 6th century BCE.
Through his teachings on karma and the four noble truths, Buddha showed the way that leads all beings to the experience of awakening and liberation from samsara (the cycle of repeated birth, suffering, and death). This demonstrates clearly his limitless compassion and loving-kindness towards all beings.
Birth
Born into the Shakya clan, Siddhartha Gautama was the crown prince of a great kingdom. His mother had a dream of a white elephant entering her right side, and soothsayers predicted he would become a great king or religious teacher.
Enlightenment
Siddhartha left the palace at age 29 after witnessing the suffering of others. He spent six years studying, meditating, and practicing self-deprivation, eventually becoming enlightened and a Buddha, which means "the awakened one".
First Sermon
After becoming enlightened, Siddhartha gave his first sermon in a deer park in Sarnath, India. This event is known as the turning of the wheel of Buddhist law, with the wheel becoming a symbol of Buddhist teachings.
Death
Shakyamuni Buddha's final words were, "Decay is inherent in all composite things. Work out your salvation with diligence". He was cremated, and his ashes were divided into eight parts, each enshrined in a stupa.
Statue Mudra Gesture
The Bhumisparsha mudra, also known as the "earth witness" mudra, is a sacred gesture in Buddhism that symbolizes the Buddha's enlightenment:
Meaning
The mudra represents the moment when the Buddha summoned the earth goddess, Sthavara, to witness his attainment of enlightenment. It also symbolizes the union of method and wisdom, and the realizations of conventional and ultimate truths.
How to perform
The mudra is performed by extending all five fingers of the right hand downward to touch the ground. The left hand is held flat in the lap in the dhyana mudra of meditation.