HAND CARVED BUDDHA STATUES

The 12 × 7 × 16 cm Seated Buddha of Wisdom with Vitarka Mudra figure depicts the Buddha in a serene and meditative posture, performing with one of his hands one of the most recognizable symbolic gestures of Buddhist iconography: the Vitarka Mudra .

This mudra is traditionally associated with teaching, explaining, and transmitting knowledge and wisdom .

The thumb and index finger join to form a characteristic circle, while the other fingers remain extended.

A small gesture full of meaning that makes this figure much more than a decorative element.

The 26 × 15 × 32 cm Seated Buddha of Enlightenment Figure with Bhumisparsha Mudra represents one of the most important and recognizable scenes of the Buddhist tradition: Buddha seated in meditation while his right hand descends to touch the Earth .

This gesture is called Bhumisparsha Mudra , a Sanskrit expression that can be translated as "gesture of touching the Earth" or "taking the Earth as a witness."

It's not simply a meditative posture.

It symbolically represents one of the culminating moments in the story of Siddhartha Gautama: his path to awakening or enlightenment .

The Buddha setting in motion the Wheel of Dharma: a symbol of teaching, wisdom, and transmission of the Buddhist path

The 20 × 12 × 26 cm Seated Buddha Figure of the Wheel of Dharma with Dharmachakra Mudra represents one of the most important and symbolic gestures of Buddhist iconography.

The Dharmachakra Mudra is traditionally associated with the teaching of the Dharma and evokes the moment when Buddha began to transmit what he had understood after achieving enlightenment.