Buddha statuette

[Gaedheal]

Hi

I was looking for a small statuette of Buddha. I generally practice with open eyes and came across this very peaceful looking statue, which I think looks so calm it would help my focus. The only thing is it's over 2 foot tall and is meant for a garden. As I live in a Coronation Street-type house (i.e. small!) I was looking for the same but about 6 inches tall :-)
Does anyone know where I might find this or something similar?

Thanks,
Lorcán.

[Aloka]

Hi Lorcan,

The FWBO (now Triratna) used to have a shop called "Evolution" in the UK (which closed down a few years ago)where I got a small one (7 inches) very like the one in the photo. I think they're copies of a Japanese statue.

If there are any Buddhist centres near you, it might be worth checking to see if they sell statues.

Also, if there's a PDSA (animal charity) shop near you, it might also be worth checking there. There's a PDSA charity shop in London which gets Buddha statues of different sizes in regularly and someone said to me that they get them from a warehouse. ....so if you have one near to you it might be worth asking if they ever get any at their shop.

Other than that maybe try the internet, or put a nice clear image in a frame?


With metta,

Aloka

[Gaedheal]

Thanks Aloka.
The framing is a good idea!
Lorcán.

[Olderon]

I have the exact same bronze statuette. I purchased it from an online store out of Japan. With a quick search I found this:

source: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Japanese-...&wl13=&veh=sem

[JadeRabbit]

I don't know if they've got 'TK Maxx' stores in Ireland, but I got 2 lovely statues from there, one Chinese style and one Thai.

[Olderon]

Here is another site I found, which may be of help in your search:

https://www.buddhagroove.com/cold-cast-bronze-shakyamuni-buddha-statue/

[philg]

Isn't this the one with the interesting story of the snails on the Buddha's head? Or were they curls? This goes through some of the arguments: http://sdhammika.blogspot.co.uk/2009...dhas-hail.html

[Gaedheal]

Thank you Olderon!
They are both very nice!
Lorcán.

[Gaedheal]

Yes there is. I'll check it out, thanks.
Lorcán.