A rare piece from Mandalay, Mynamar carved from rosewood by artist Tin Myo Oo. Buddha's is portreyed sitting in meditation in his the famous lotus asana, with symbolic gesture composition.
Buddha's left hand is in Dhyana mudra, holding a medicine bowl. This comsposition often represents medicine or healing Buddha. The bowls, can also alludes to Buddha’s teaching on non-attachment and symbolises renunciation of worldly pleasures on path to Nirvana.
His right hand is in Bhumiparsha mudra or earth touching mudra. This mudra is symbolic of Buddha's moment of enlightenment , as he touches the earth to witness this moment.
Artist - Tin Myo Oo
Medium - Rosewood
Origin - Mandalay, Myanmar
Note: With all hand made stone and wood sculptures, there might be some natural erosion with cracks and spots, but that adds to the one of kind pieces that we sell here at Mystik River.
