Huge 11 Foot Tall Granite Meditating Garden Buddha Statue with 3rd Eye 108"
- The Buddha is massive! He is hand carved from one block of Indian black granite. Finding a piece of granite this large is extremely rare. At Lotus Sculpture we have never even seen a statue close to this size in granite
- He is masterfully carved with smooth, polished, features. He is peacefully meditating in the dhyana mudra with both his hands resting in his lap
- A truly stunning and magnificent Buddha sculpture!
- The Buddha ships directly from India to anywhere in the world
- This Buddha is hand carved from one solid piece of granite by the artists in South India and completely one of a kind, you will receive this exact statue with your order
The Buddha is masterfully carved with smooth, polished, features. He is peacefully meditating in the dhyana mudra with both his hands resting in his lap. He is in the padmasana or full lotus position with both his feet facing upwards towards the sky. His robe is draped over his left shoulder leaving his right shoulder bare. He has an expression of sincere concentration on his face. His ears, mouth and eyes are beautifully carved! The eyes in particular have a sharp almond shape that is typical of antique Buddha sculpture. On his forehead is a flame shaped urna. A truly stunning Buddha!
~ Buddha~
The Buddha was a son of the rulers Sakyas. He was married at the age of 16 and lived in luxury and comfort sheltered from the harsh realities of life. When he was 29 he realized that men are subject to old age, sickness and death. He became aware of the suffering inherent in existence. He resolved to give up princely life and become a wandering ascetic (samana) in search for the Truth.
With the two of samanas he attained mystical states of elevated consciousness but he failed to find the Truth. He continued his search and was joined by five ascetics in a grove near Uruvela, where he practiced sever austerities and self-mortification for six years. When he fainted away in weakness, he abandoned ascetic practices to seek his own path to Enlightenment. Discarding the teachings of his contemporaries, through meditation he achieved Enlightenment, or ultimate understanding. There after the Buddha instructed his followers in the dharma (truth) and the "Middle Way" a path between worldly life and extremes of self-denial.
The essence of the Buddha's early preaching was said to be the four Noble truths: 1) life is fundamentally disappointment and suffering. 2) suffering is a result of one's desires for pleasure, power, and continued existence; 3) to stop disappointment and suffering on must stop desiring; and 4) the way to stop desiring and thus suffering is the Noble eight fold path - right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right awareness and right concentration. The realization of the truth of anatman (no eternal self) was taught as essential for the indescribable state of release called nirvana.
USA Shipping
This sculpture is currently in our warehouse in India and will be shipped to our warehouse in Oceanside, California or directly to the custom depending on the where in the US the sculpture is being delivered. Lotus Sculpture pays for the shipping and import costs to Oceanside, CA. This process takes approximately 80 days. The client then pays for shipping from Oceanside, CA or the closest port to the final destination. Shipping is calculated after the purchase. If you place your order online shipping will be $0. Shipping will then be added to the invoice after the order is placed. Shipping will be calculated based on the weight of the sculpture and the distance from Oceanside, CA. Please call 760-994-4455 or email us [email protected] for a shipping quote.
International Shipping
This sculpture is currently in our warehouse in India and will be shipped directly to the customer. This process takes approximately 80 days. Shipping is calculated after the purchase. If you place your order online shipping will be $0. Shipping will then be added to the invoice after the order is placed. Please call 760-994-4455 or email us [email protected] for a shipping quote.