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Although there are various Buddhas with many names, forms and who play multiple roles . . . . it is the Buddha Shakyamuni that we refer to when we say “the Buddha.”
Historically, Shakyamuni Buddha was a spiritual master who lived and taught in modern day India…
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- Item Number: S-4037
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan foothills. Nepal. Mid- to Early- 1900s
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 5.5" at widest x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 122.00 USD
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This is a traditional representation of the Shakyamuni Buddha who lived and taught in India in the 6th Century B.C.E., a time of flourishing religious and philosophical thought from Greece to China.
The physical characteristics of him seated in the lotus position of meditation, legs crossed,…
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- Item Number: S-3569
- Provenance/Origin: Age unknown. Thought to have been housed in the Kumbum Monastery and cast in the Katmandu Valley
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 9" wide x 6.5" deep
- Weight: 13 pounds
- Price: $ 595.00 USD
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Shakyamuni aka Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. Shakya was the tribe/clan to which his family belonged. . He was the son of Shuddhodana, the king of the Shākyas, a small tribe whose kingdom was located in the foothills of the Himalayas, south of…
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- Item Number: S-1874
- Provenance/Origin: Guilin City. China. Circa early 1900s
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 5.5" wide x 5.5" deep. On stand: 11" tall
- Weight: 3.25 pounds with stand
- Price: $ 120.00 USD
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Peaceful. Beautifully detailed robe and adorned with multicolored mirrors. From a collector of Thai statues in Miami Florida USA.
The reclining Buddha represents Shakyamuni. It is said that the Buddha knew death was approaching and asked his disciples to prepare a couch for him in…
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- Item Number: S-0364
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa early- to mid- 1900s
- Composition: Wood, mirrors, paint
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 23" long x 5.5" deep
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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The reclining Buddha represents Shakyamuni. It is said that the Buddha knew death was approaching and asked his disciples to prepare a couch for him in a grove of trees. He lay there, reclining on his right side, facing west, with his head supported by his…
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- Item Number: S-5978
- Provenance/Origin: Nepal. Circa early- to mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood. Gold gilt. Mirrors. Gems.
- Dimensions: 6" tall x 17" long x 5" deep
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 315.00 USD
