36" Brass Large Tibetan Buddhist Buddha In Brass | Handcrafted In India - Brass Statue

Dimensions: 36.5 INCH HEIGHT x 26.5 INCH WIDTH x 23 INCH DEPTH | Large Sized Garden Statues
Brass Statue
That the sculptor has deftly carved a robust and strong Buddha is notwithout reason. In Buddhist art, Buddha is often deified as the archetypalhealer and granter of health, popularly known as the Medicine Buddha. Histypical iconographical attribute is the right palm facing outwards, andoffering, in a gesture of generosity, a stem of the myrobalan plant. This isa healing fruit well known in Tibetan medicine, and a symbol here of thebotanical realm's restorative fecundity.The sculptor has skilfully made his talent evident in the expressivedelineation of the fingers of the right hand, which gently grip themedicinal plant, and also of the left, which rests contemplatively in hislap. Buddha sits in the padmasana where the legs are crossed and the solesof the feet upturned. This is a meditative posture. The soles of both feetare marked with the auspicious eight-spoked Buddhist wheel, which signifiesthe Buddha's teachings. He has a long, yet slightly round face, with aserene and inward looking expression. It is the pair of half-closed eyes,framed by arched eyebrows, that lends this introspective character to thefacial demeanour. The ear lobes are exaggeratedly extended, signifying thatthey were once hung with heavy and rich earrings. That they are now emptysuggests that Buddha has renounced his princely status. The aquiline nose isprominent and the thin lips below it pursed in a light smile. On his neckthere are three-curving lines, which symbolize a conch. These are said torepresent his deep and resonant voice, through which Buddha introduced hisfollowers to the path of Dharma.The artist has managed to infuse the entire composition with an aura ofintense yet subtle harmony, the defining glory of which is the Buddha'sradiant form,