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Frog Buddha Garden Statue
| Prayer Wheel
| Buddha Wind Chime
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Buddha Sakayamuni Figurine
| Avalokiteshvara Figurine
| Green Tara Figurine
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1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara Figurine
| Buddha Amitabha Figurine
| White Tara Figurine
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Avalokiteshvara Figurine
| Amitabha Figurine
| White Tara Figurine
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Medicine Buddha Figurine
| Small Garden Buddha
| Medium Garden Buddha
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Happy Buddha Figurine
| Meditating Budda Statue
| See No Evil Hear no Evil Speak No Evil Buddhas
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Buddha FigurinesInvited to predict the young prince’s future, a Brahmin seer declared that since the time for a chakravatin king was past, the child would surely become a Buddha, or “the awakened one”, and his influence would cover a thousand million worlds. When asked by the king what would make his son withdraw from the world, the astrologer replied that he would see four signs: A decrepit old man, a diseased man, a dead man and a monk. As in many a Western fairy tale, the king tried to change his son’s destiny by providing him with all the material things he could desire, and kept him in a walled palace filled with riches, even after he was married. At that time in India, priests were reaching outside their religious roles to accumulate wealth for themselves, and people followed their dictates, carrying out meaningless rituals, and animal sacrifices. It was an age of cruelty, degeneration of values, and pretense, thus ripe for the appearance of an “enlightened one”. The royal prince escaped his palace prison, and wandered the streets of the city with his servant, where he saw the four signs as predicted. When he returned home, he renounced the outside world and took up Yoga and spiritual practices. After seeking out teachers to enlighten him, and exploring various aesthetic rituals, Buddha spent 45 years traveling the country and preaching his doctrine. He died at the age of 80, after eating either some kind of wild boar meat, or a root named after the boar. Today, Buddha figures are valued for their representation of the Bhuddist philosophies, and can be found carved from many materials, including marble, jade, and Hong Tze. The Buddha’s doctrine of peace, lends everything from candle holders, to oil warmers, a sense of peace and tranquility. | ||||||||
