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Here Buddha is represented in a teaching pose where the hands from the
Dharmachakra mudra (tips of the thumbs and forefingers of each hand
united) also known as the "turning of the wheel of Dharma" since that is
the hand position (mudra) that initiated the
Dharma or Buddhism. In this pose he is also known as Vairochana, one of
the Celestial Buddhas.
The statue of Buddha Turning the Wheel of Dharma is made from bronze metal and measures 5.5"H x 3.25"W x 3.25"D. Note: black disc pictured under the bronze statue is not included.
About Buddhism:
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 Siddartha. 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 decrepit old man, an invalid, and an ascetic
beggar, he learned of suffering and decided to embrace asceticism. Soon afterward, at age 29, Siddhartha left the palace and his family and
went to a hermitage where he became monk Guatama, or, as he is still
called, Sakyamuni (The ascetic of the Sakyas). One day, meditating
under a sacred fig tee, 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.
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