Large Buddhist Monk Alms Bowl 8"
- Baan Bat, or Monks Bowl Village, is believed to be the last community in Thailand where craftsmen still make alms bowls by hand
- Currently, there are only 6 families in Baan Bat are still hand crafting the alms bowls with only a few bowls completed each month
- Each bowl is assembled from eight strips of metal that represent Buddha's Eightfold Path with the strips heated in a fire for six hours, then hammered into a curve, then overlaid and soldered together to create the initial shape
- The strips are then heated again and hammered using a unique U-shaped hammer for hours to create their distinct hammer pocked surface. The surface is then polished and lacquered
- Each alms bowl is a one of a kind work of art with no two being alike and comes with a golden brass stand/holder and a lid with a lotus flower on it
Hammering the outside of the alms bowl giving the bowl its distinctive, hammer pocked surface |
Using a large, curved, U-shaped hammer to hammer the inside of the alms bowl |
Meticulously finishing the inside of the alms bowl |
You just know when you find the right piece to bring into your home and into your heart. - Kyle Tortora, Founder of Lotus Sculpture
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