Soap Stone Meditating Sitting Buddha Statue 8″

Soap Stone Meditating Sitting Buddha Statue 8″ (inch), The white finish depicts the joy and beauty of the scalp.  A tasteful elegance smart to fit any interior.

Material: Soapstone/Pink stone
Description(HWL): 8 x 4.2 x 2 inch
Position: Sitting
Weight: 1.1 kg

Lord Buddha’s original name was Siddhartha Gautama, born as a prince of the Shakya tribe, his father king Shudhodana provide him will all the luxury and extravagance, he was brought up unaware of any reality of outside world suffering or pain. Until the age of twenty-nine, he was married and had a son. One day he got out of the palace and roamed in the city, he saw an old man, a sick and dead man each for the first time, in his life. This scene disturbed him, as he realized that no wealth or pleasure will protect or prevent him from getting old, sick, and dead. In the same way, he also encountered a monk who was walking down the road with a peaceful and serene smile on his face. This incident change his perception about life and he left all the lavish and royal life in order to find a way to escape the universal suffering of humans.Lord Siddhartha, went to different monks, indulge himself in starving and deprivation, but found no solution. six-year later he finally found enlightenment in Bodh Gaya under a fig tree, by deep meditation and concentration.

in this statue, Buddha is seen sitting on a lotus platform folding both legs with each other, called the double lotus pose. Here the lotus depicts the hardship of even after growing in dirty after, it produces a beautiful flower, likewise a human also has the potential to overcome suffering and get enlightenment. Both hands of Buddha rested open each other, the right dorsal of the right hand resting on the palm of the left hand. The eyes are closed completely, with deep concentration. The pose of meditation is known as “Amitabha Buddha” which means “Boundless night”.

This form represents calm and peacefulness, people desire to develop inner peace, harmony, and concentration, meditation Buddha is the best choice for them. Amitabha means infinite life, it bestower of longevity.

Placement: You can place it in a quiet corner of the house where you can sit and relax, always face him to the east where the sun rises. You can place it in a prayer, or meditation room. It can be proved to be a spiritual option for a gift to your loved ones.

Care: Soapstone materials are easy to clean for their nonporous nature. Use a dry cloth or broom to dust the Buddha statue.