Buddha Statues

Buddha statues can be seen in many postures and each posture and hand gestures hold different meaning and signifies the aspect of spirituality. The Buddhist Statues explain the aspect of life, death, peace and many others. In addition to it, Buddhist Statues inspire us human to develop the inner qualities and traits to gain good lucks/ fortunes, happiness, internal peace and satisfaction to our life etc. There is also a saying that -

“For daily motivation or inspiration and to know the capacity of oneself in order to achieve a good life, one should place the Buddhist Statues in the central area of one’s home or office.”

Symbol of Buddhist Statues:

As mentioned earlier, Buddhist statues carry the symbol of internal satisfaction and peace, good lucks and fortunes and also act as a inspiration for every human beings. Whenever we concentrate at the Buddhist statue, it gives us inner peace which enlightens our mind, heart and soul. According to the great Buddhist Mythology, a Buddhist statue is considered as a symbol for many subjects, such as:

Buddhist Statue: A Symbol of Enlightenment:

In ancient time, Gautama Buddha found the answer for all his queries through enlightenment. He achieved enlightenment after he left his royal life and went for meditation. He meditated under a Bodhi tree where after many years of struggle, he finally achieved enlightenment. The Buddhist Statue describes the Enlightenment and preaches the lessons of life and death. In addition to it, Gautama Buddha preached Buddhism where he explained the fourNoble Truths of Life. The Four Noble Truths of life are:

1.    Dukha [Suffering]

2.    Samudaya [Cause of Suffering]

3.    Nirodha [Cessation of Suffering]

4.    Magga [Extinction of Suffering]

Buddhist Statue - signifies Belief:

Belief is the internal power to make people stand in their words. It is the thing that keeps people alive and help people to live their life. The symbol of belief in oneself is the greatest weapon to fight against Suffering.

Buddhist Statue - signifies of Hope:

Buddhist statues also stand as a symbol of HOPE. Hope is the only thing that has motivated people to struggle in life.

Shop Antique Buddhist Statues:

If you follow Buddhism and believe on it, you must definitely have a passion of collecting Buddhist Arts or Statues. So, if you want to collect such statues then you must go through the online gallery of beautiful collections of Antique Buddha Statues. They have original & antique Buddha statues as well as rare Buddha Images in their gallery. They travel across many Asian countries in search of beautiful Arts which depicts the Symbols of Buddhism. So, if you are looking for such good fortune statues, you have to visit their website. They have the largest collection of Buddha statues in every posture.

Difference Between Shakyamuni Buddha Statues and Laughing Buddha Statues

People are often confused with the statues depicting Buddha and their meanings in one way or the other, especially the ones between the statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and Laughing Buddha or Budai. Generally these are the two Buddha Statues which are famous all over the world. One of the main reasons for the confusion may be the name as they both has the term “Buddha” used to refer either of them.  The main difference, though, is that one of them is the statue of the Buddha while the other is the statue of a Buddha.

The following descriptions, however, may help clear up any confusion regarding these famous statues of Buddha.

Statue of Sidhhartha/Shakyamuni Buddha (The Buddha)

Shakyamuni Buddha Statue
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The statue of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, depicts the image of a spiritual leader or the teacher who originated from the northern South Asian region. Born as a prince in a state of Kapilvastu almost 2600 years ago, he left all the earthly belongings he had as a prince and his palace to medidate to find a true meaning of life. After achieving enlightenment following years of medidation, his teachings became the foundation of what we know today as the religion of Buddhism. 

He is the one whom the Buddhist refer to when the talk about the Buddha. The statues of Gautam Buddha or Buddharupa are often depicted in various poses, including seated meditation (with various hand gestures or mudras), standing or walking and lying down on his side, representing various stages of his life and his teachings.

Statue of Laughing Buddha

The statue of Laughing Buddha is that of the character Hotei, who is based on an eccentric monk who lived at the time of Lian Dynasty in ancient China. Also famous as Budai, this statue has become associated as the bringer of good luck and good fortunes across many Asian countries. He is usually identified with (or as an incarnation of) Maitreya, so much so that the Budai image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in East Asia.

Laughing Buddha Statue
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In Buddhism, the term Buddha is referred to the person who has attained enlightenment through the practice of medidation. . Eventhough, the Theravada Buddhists refer to Budai as an Arhat rather than a Buddha, the statues of Laughing Buddha are often depicted him as an obese bald man who is smiling or laughing, hence earning him the name Laughing Buddha.

Here you go, the difference between the statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and the Laughing Buddha.

So, after reading this article, if you are interested in purchasing Buddha Statues, be it Shakyamuni or Laughing Buddha statues, do visit our Buddha Statues Catalog to choose suitable Buddha Statues for you.

Buddha and Buddhism

Buddhism, a 2600 years old religion, is a spiritual tradition that specializes on a personal spiritual development and attainment of insight into true and deep meaning of life.  With over 376 millions followers worldwide, Buddhism is not centered on the relationship between humanity and god.

The followers of Buddhism, or the Buddhists as they are called, seek to reach the state of Nirvana, following the path of The Buddha, or the enlightened one, popularly known as Siddhartha Gautam Buddha or Gautam Buddha who went for the quest of enlightenment around 6^th century BC. Though Buddhists claim they don’t worship any statues or idols, they do claim they help themselves concentrating on meditation by meditation in front of Buddha Statues.

The Buddhist philosophy preaches that there is no existence of god. Instead they focus on attaining the true nature of life. The Buddhists believe that nothing is permanent or fixed and that the change is inevitable fact of life. The Enlightenment can be achieved through the practice and development of morality, meditation and wisdom. The belief of life’s endless journey and also that it is perishable, uncertain and suffering has been the basic teachings for the Buddhists all over the world. They also believe that the existence is endless as the individual living soul can reincarnate over and over again and experience various aspects of life throughout many lives. On the contrary, life is impermanent because no state whether it’s good or bad, lasts forever. The chief cause of suffering is the consequence of the belief that things can last forever.

The Buddhism and its history is the result of one man’s quest for enlightenment through rigorous practice. His teachings helped lead the path in the ways of living for the followers of this religion. So who is this man? Where did he come from? How did he achieve enlightenment and what made him follow the path of meditation to be enlightened?

The Buddha

The Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautam, as he was known before he got enlightened, was a royal prince in modern day Nepal over 2600 years ago. Born and raised in the life of privilege and luxury, he was kept at bay from the life’s ultimate truth of suffering, pain and death until the day when he left the palace and encountered for the first time, an old man, a sick man and a corpse. Upon learning the truth, the disturbed prince left all his physical belongings, even his wife and a new born son, to be a monk before adopting the harsh poverty of Indian asceticism  Yet, he got no satisfaction from either of the paths, therefore choosing “the Middle Path” – a life without luxury but also without poverty. Then finally, one day, seated beneath a Bodhi tree, the former prince became deeply absorbed into meditation and reflected on his experience of the life he has had till then until he became enlightened. By finding the path to enlightenment, Siddhartha, the prince, was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth towards the path of enlightenment and became known as the Buddha or ‘awakened one’.

It is believed that having Buddha Statues brings peace of mind, happiness and satisfaction, that is what Buddha and Buddhism teaches. If you think you need one, then do visit Buddha Statues Catalog.