Beautiful Brass Buddha From India with Gemstone Inlaid Robe. Height This Buddha is showing the "Gesture of Meditation" Mudra with Rice Bowl - sold by Spiritual Gifts.

• Beautiful Brass Tibetan Buddha; 15cm high by 12cm at widest point; 1145grams weight. This Buddha is showing the "Gesture of Meditation" Mudra with Rice Bowl
• The Gesture of Meditation Mudra is also called Samadhi or Yoga Mudra. Both hands are placed on the lap, right hand on left with fingers fully stretched and the palms facing upwards. This is the characteristic gesture of Buddha Shakyamuni.
• Buddha means "Awakened or Enlightened One." A statue of the Buddha can serve as an important reminder of our vow to awaken the enlightened mind of compassion and wisdom in order to benefit all beings.
• The begging bowl/rice bowl symbolises finding the middle way between austerity and complete attachment to life. This is an important principle of Buddhism.
• The Begging-bowl refers to the the story that shortly before the Buddha reached enlightenment, a young woman named Sujata offered him a bowl of milk-rice. At that moment, he was practicing austerity by eating extremely little. But he realised at that moment that he would need to have more strength for the final steps to enlightenment, and further fasting would only reduce his energy. After he reached enlightenment, he is said to have thrown away what little was left in the bowl to signify his renunciation of all material possessions.