Small Copper Buddhist Monk Alms Bowl 4.75"

Name: Small Copper Buddhist Monk Alms Bowl 4.75"
Brand: Lotus Sculpture
SKU: 2ab1l
Price: 239 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item# 2ab1l 3428 Store Reviews

Statue Details

Materials: Copper Sheets Hand Crafted in Baan Bat Village, Bangkok, Thailand

Total Height Including Base: 4.75 inches or 12 cms

Base Width & Depth: Rim Opening 4 inches across

Weight: 11 ounces or 322 gms

Baan Bat, or Monks Bowl Village, is 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

Alms Bowls: Alms bowls are typically purchased by the faithful and donated to monks. Virtually every Buddhist monk in Thailand,Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Sri Lanka uses alms bowls to collect donations of food from the lay community each morning, a custom in place since the Buddha. Modern alms bowls are typically factory produced and lack the organic, hand made charm of these alms bowls.

The Baan Bat community persists with an age-old method of crafting the bowls from slabs of raw steel using only their hands and a hammer giving each bowl a timeless appeal,

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

I always say to our customers; The sculpture chooses you, you do not choose the sculpture.
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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