Male and Female Buddha Statues and reliefs, including Zazen and Amitabha

	The Female Buddha Bronze Colored Prajnaparamita Statue Gypsum stone 9.5 inches (more info) $47.00 Add To Cart #SS-PRA The Female Buddha, Her grace embodies the feminine aspect of the supreme Buddha and offers a sublime metaphor for your own meditation. This image of Prajnaparamita may also be an idealized portrait of a 13th century Javanese dynastic queen. Notice how the material wealth of her jewelry and clothing heightens the contrast with her profoundly spiritual posture. She is Goddess of Transcendental Wisdom, similar in importance to Saviouress and Mother Goddess Tara. Allow her exquisite visual and inner message to enter your domain. [14th c. East Java, Museum National, Jakarta]
	Bronze Japanese Buddha Statue 8.5 inches high x 7 inches wide x 5 inches deep Fashioned as a replica of the great Kamakura Buddha in Japan, this bronze statue pays tribute to the 90 million Japanese people who are Buddhists. Many Japanese households keep a small altar in order to pay respect to their ancestors in the Buddhist tradition. This is an exquisite little bronze statue. $207.00 Add To Cart #AT-B-056
	New! Amitabha Buddha Statue Cold Cast Bronze 11 inches high This beautifully detailed statue is elegant in its height and pleasing to the eye with a lovely design. Horses, birds and other creatures from the natural world surround the Amitabha Buddha as he sits in meditation on a pillow and pedestal. -more pictures and info here- $72.00 Add To Cart #TL-1847
	Miniature Pewter Buddha 4 inches tall with 1.5 inches diameter base This miniature Buddha statue is quite heavy. It is a bronze cast statue with pewter overlay, and perfect for your metal feng shui corner. Buddha is shown her in the pose of dispelling fear. -more images and info here- Typical Retail: $27.00 Our Price: $23.00 Add To Cart #AT-B-603
	Bronze Buddha in Earth Touching Pose 4.5 inches tall (11cm) Warm bronze adds quality to this earth touching Buddha. A smaller, serene tribute to the enlightened one. $57.00 Add To Cart #AT-B-134
	Bronze Buddha in Teaching Pose 4.5 inches tall (11cm) Heavy bronze statue showing Buddha with hand raised in teaching pose. A smaller, serene tribute to the enlightened one. $57.00 Add To Cart #AT-B-135
	Seated Bronze Buddha in Earth Touching Pose 9.5 inches high (24 cm) Heavy bronze statue showing Buddha with hand raised in teaching pose. A larger, serene tribute to the enlightened one. $143.00 Add To Cart #AT-B-171
	Miniature Japanese Amitabha Buddha 2.5 x 2.1.75 inches This miniature Buddha statue offers a feeling of calm to the seeker. It is a beautifully detailed little statue, and a miniature we're proud to offer. Deep reds and golds make this miniature a rich little statue worthy of inspiring meditation. -Read more about Amitabha Buddha- $6.50 Add To Cart #AT-O-81GR
	Bronze Buddha Earth Touching Pose 7 inches high Lovely bronze of the Buddha touching the earth in a loving gesture as he sits on an open lotus flower. $88.00 Add To Cart #AT-B-138
	CLOSE-OUT Zazen Buddha Statue Figurine 5 inches high Depicts the classic posture of Chinese and Japanese contemplative practice. Black Ganges Clay and resin. Regularly: $26.00 Sale Price: $15.00 Add To Cart #SS-ZB
	Garden Happy Hotei Buddha Statue 29 inches high cultured or bonded marble statue This large garden statue with green patina makes you happy just to look at it! The happy Hotei Buddha is shown with knapsack and travelling gear accompanying his many teaching travels. Perfect for anyone who has a bit of a wanderlust spirit! $275.00 Add To Cart #AT-O-204GRN Please note: *This large statue ships ground only. Shipping costs shown may need to be revised. Contact us for international shipping costs.*
	Buddha Trinity Meditation Shrine or Folding Altar -more info on this altar and ordering- $28.00 Add To Cart #AT-O-158S

GAUTAMA BUDDHA:Gautama Buddha was born in 563 b.c. in northeast India. The Buddha was the son of the King of the Sakyas. Suddhodana, who ruled at Kapilavastu, on the border of Nepal. His mother was Queen Maya. He was named Siddhartha.

He lived amidst the pleasures of palace life and at age 16 he was married to Princess Yasodhara. They had a son named Rahula. After seeing a decrepid old man, an invalid, and an ascetic beggar, he learned of suffering and decided to embrace asceticism.

Soon afterwards, at age 29, Siddhartha left the palace and his family and went to a hermitage where he became the monk Gautama, or, as he is still called, Sakyamuni (The ascetic of the Sakyas).

One day, meditating under a sacred figtree, he attained perfect illumination (Bodhi). He had become a Buddha. From there on he traveled and preached for 44 years what was to become one of the main religions of the world. He died at Kusinagara at age 80.

Amitabha Buddha “The Buddha of Infinite Light” is a Buddha who resides in the Pure Land of the Western Heaven where all beings enjoy unbounded happiness. Amitabha Buddha is the most popular Buddha in Japan (known there as Amida) and China (known there as Amitofu).

It’s said that those who recite his name, particularly at the time of dying, will be reborn in the Pure Land. According to Mahayana Buddhist Sutras he was a king in a remote period of time. Renouncing his kingdom, he became a monk and was named Dharmakara (Treasury of Dharma).

After observing the misery of all sentient beings, and moved by compassion, he made 48 vows in which he promised not to attain enlightment until he established this Pure Land where all could be liberated from their sufferings. He practised for many eons until he accomplished all his vows.

Amitabha is a Sanscrit word, literally meaning boundless light and boundless life. He is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas of Mahayana Buddhism. Together with his two chief companions, Avalokiteshwara and Mahasthampraptta, they are known as the Western Trinity. Here the mini Buddha is represented in meditation posture with the hands together in Samadhi mudra. He usually faces the west.