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Buddhist Statues are actually representation of 'enlightened one', which is the idol of Buddhist religion. These statues are symbol of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Budhism. He preached that one should eliminate all cravings from life, in order to attain Nirvana, a state without any suffering. Buddha also showed the 8 fold path which lead towards attaining Nirvana. The most important role of Buddhist Statues is to convey the calm feeling, which reflect mental discipline by controlling the negative emotions of greed and fear.
Posture of Buddhist Statues:
Though Buddhist Statues represent a number of positions, one of the common ones is the Lotus Position, depicting meditation, which symbolizes the perfect balance in between tranquility and thought. In this statue, the fingers of Buddha's right hand rests lightly on the left hand fingers and both the hands are in Buddha's lap. The legs are also crossed which symbolize
the Lotus position.
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Laughing Buddha or Happy Buddha are also quite famous among sculptures. Though it popularly refers to a Chinese monk, Ho Tai, a number of people believe that it is actually an incarnation of Buddha, who will come to earth in future.
Popular Buddhist Statues:
Buddhist Statues are such a famous item of Indian sculpture, that the sculptors often experiment with different forms of Buddhist Statues, with different metals and creating a new posture by altering the standing and sitting positions of Buddha. A few of the popular Buddhist Statues along with their price are as follow:
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- Gandharan Style Buddha Meditating on Lotus with 16 inches in height (260 US Dollar)
- Small Meditating Stone Buddha with 10.5" in height (295 US Dollar)
- Silver Buddha & Octagonal Base Depicting the Buddha's Life with 13" height (210 US Dollar)
- Standing Lord Buddha with Rayed Halo with 25 inches in height (1550 US Dollar)
- Medium Wood Wall Hanging of the Buddha's Face in dimensions, 30"x20" (245 US Dollar)
- Sukhothai Brass Buddha Statue with 18" height (285 US Dollar)
- Thai Brass Buddha Statue with Lotus Flower on His Feet, which is 20" in height (285US Dollar)
- Brass Thai Buddha with Lotus Petals on His Feet, just 11" high (110 US Dollar)
- Earth Touching Brass Buddha Statue with 11" in height (110 US Dollar)
- Medium Carving of the Buddha, measuring 30"x20"(245 US Dollar)
Discovery of Buddhist Statues in India in recent time:
Beautiful Buddha statues have been discovered recently at Kolapakkam Village, which is about 20 kilometers from Chennai. In these two sculptures, Lord Buddha is seen meditating in Lotus Position.
If you are interested to know about other forms of Buddhist Sculpture, then continue browsing through the related articles of Buddhistsculptures.com
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