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Buddha, whose actual name was Siddhartha Gautama, was an ancient spiritual teacher, who was also the founder of Buddhism. Generally the Buddhists recognize him as Supreme Buddha. Not only Buddhists, but, people from different religion want to grace the interiors with beautiful Bronze Buddha statues, which are also considered as one of the popular artifacts of interior décor. Different types of Bronze Buddha statues are sold in different parts of India, and a number of foreign countries also import these beautiful sculptures from India. Statues of Chinese Buddha are believed to bring luck, and it is a popular sculpture not only in China, but in India too.
Tallest Bronze Buddha statue in sitting position:
Tian Tan Buddha is the biggest Bronze statue of Buddha in whole world, that was completed in the year 1993. This remarkable masterpiece is located at Ngong Ping region of Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. It is ideally named Big Buddha, as it is the tallest outdoor Bronze Buddha in seating position. Situated near Lin Monastery, it symbolizes perfect harmony in between nature and man and also amongst people and religion. Being one of the major Buddhuism center in Hong Kong, it is one of the favorite tourist destinations of Hong Kong.
Popular shops selling Bronze Buddha statues:
There are number of shops throughout the world which sell statues of Bronze Buddha, which you can visit if you want to bring this brilliant statues at your home. A few of the popular shops selling Bronze Buddha statues are as follows:
- Varnam Handicrafts at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu
- Portia Exports Private Limited at T. Nagar in Vhennaui, Tamil Nadu
- Modern art, Korba situated in Chattisgarh
- Cholan Arts Emporium at Trichy in Tamil Nadu
- Adriot Continental at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh
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Renaissance Craft International located at Ashok Vihar in New Delhi
Carolin Exim at Thoothukkudi in Tamil Nadu
Hindusthan Handicrafts at Ahmedabad in Gujarat
Jindal Crafts at Faridabad in Haryana
Trinity Exports at Mumbai in Maharashtra
Popular Bronze Buddha sculptures:
Most of the Bronze Buddha statues are in sitting posture, but, none of the popular ones are identical. According to the position of sitting, the throne and and bronze molding decorations surrounding the statue, they can be identified and different names have been attributed to the specific forms. A few of the worth mentions are Mahakala Vajra Shrine, Shakyamuni Mandorla Shrine, White Mahakala, Wei Quan Yin, Vajradhara and Ekajata. Walking Buddha with about 7 inches height is also a sought after Buddha sculpture.
If you want to know about other forms and types of Budhist Sculpture, then continue browsing Buddhistsculptures.com. Also flip through the pages to know more about the excellent craftsmanship of Indian sculptors.
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