{"product_id":"ancient-warmth-timeless-awakening-oxidized-sakyamuni-buddha-from-nepal","title":"Ancient Warmth, Timeless Awakening | Oxidized Sakyamuni Buddha From Nepal","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeep bronzed tones and masterful hand-carved detail make this oxidized Sakyamuni Buddha a uniquely striking sacred artwork — a devotional centerpiece of enduring Nepalese craftsmanship for altars and collections worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e35.5 cm \/ 14 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 25 cm \/ 9.8 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5.02 kg \/ 11.07 lbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oxidized copper body, acrylic hand paintings, intricate hand carvings, lost wax method\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Statue?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis oxidized Sakyamuni Buddha offers something genuinely different from gilded pieces — and no less powerful. The oxidized copper finish creates a rich, layered patina of warm bronze and deep shadow tones that shift beautifully under different lighting conditions, lending the statue a sense of age, gravitas, and living depth. Every inch of the monastic robe is covered in intricate hand-carved scrollwork of exceptional density and precision. Acrylic hand-painted facial features deliver a serene, naturally lifelike expression. At 35.5 cm tall and 5.02 kg, this is a solidly substantial altar presence with timeless character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho Is Sakyamuni Buddha? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSakyamuni, (Tibetan: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eShakya Thubpa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e),\u003c\/em\u003e \"the Sage of the Shakya Clan\" — is the historical Buddha, born Prince Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini, Nepal, in the 5th century BCE. Renouncing royal privilege and years of extreme asceticism, he found the middle path and attained complete enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya. For four decades he walked the subcontinent teaching the path to liberation. He is the founder of Buddhism and the most universally revered spiritual teacher in human history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey Features: Posture, Eyes, and Hands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSakyamuni sits in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003epadmasana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the full, immovable lotus posture — precisely as he sat at the moment of his enlightenment. His acrylic hand-painted eyes are serenely half-lowered in deep meditative absorption, radiating the boundless, quiet compassion of a mind that has dissolved every separation between self and world. His right hand reaches gently forward in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ebhūmisparśa mudrā\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — the earth-touching gesture — calling the earth to witness his unassailable awakening against all of Mara's challenges. His left rests open in his lap, cradling an alms bowl that embodies his life of renunciation, simplicity, and complete contentment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Symbolism and Meaning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe oxidized finish of this statue carries its own quiet symbolism — the natural darkening of copper over time mirrors the Buddha's teaching on impermanence while simultaneously evoking the feeling of a relic recovered from sacred antiquity. The densely hand-carved robe, its scrolling patterns disappearing into shadow and re-emerging in warm bronze highlights, reflects the infinite complexity of the enlightened mind expressing itself through form. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003euṣṇīṣa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e crown protuberance and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eūrṇā\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e forehead mark identify him unmistakably as a being of full, perfected awakening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanskrit and Buddhist Wisdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDhammapada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e preserves his words:\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Mind is the forerunner of all actions — with mind purified, happiness follows like a shadow that never departs.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMajjhima Nikāya\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e records:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"I teach one thing and one thing only — suffering, and the end of suffering.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Mantra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Om Muni Muni Maha Muni Sakyamuni Svaha”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Salutations to the sage, the great sage, the sage of the Shakya clan — may his boundless enlightened wisdom and compassion fully awaken within all beings without exception.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vajra Icon","offers":[{"title":"35.5cm x 25cm","offer_id":48765452058841,"sku":"OSB068","price":1569.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/9071\/8937\/files\/2026-05-24_TA01_OSB068_OxidizedSakyamuniBuddha_M_1_1.jpg?v=1780051829","url":"https:\/\/vajraicon.com\/products\/ancient-warmth-timeless-awakening-oxidized-sakyamuni-buddha-from-nepal","provider":"Vajra Icon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}