Happy Buddha Hotei Garden Statue Good Fortune cast lava stone Bali Yard Art
$ 149.00
Happy Good Fortune Buddha Lava Stone Garden Statue, hand cast on the Island of Bali using age old stone casting techniques. The talented crafts people crush volcanic stone from the many active volcanoes and cast it into these amazing statues that grace islands many Hindu temples even today.
This statue we are offering is known as the Buddha also known as Hotei or the Budai. He is relaxing upon a pile of coins, holding a mala or prayer beads in one hand & a coin in the other. Round & happy this statue will be sure to bestow abundance & happiness to your home or garden.
I have several of these statues in stock, each sculpture may have a slightly different coloration, this is due to the hand made nature of this unique product. They are all equally beautiful, this just adds to the beauty of this hand crafted statue. This statue is solid and very heavy, weighs and will give you years of pleasure.
This wonderful work will grace your home inside or outside in your garden for years to come..
Primarily a folkloric figure, the Hotei (also known as Budai) has been incorporated into a number of Buddhist & Taoist folkloric traditions.
He is admired for his happiness, plenitude, and wisdom of contentment. One belief popular in folklore maintain that rubbing his belly brings wealth, good luck, and prosperity. In Japan, Hotei persists in folklore as one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Taoism.
Budai is said to travel giving candy to poor children, only asking a penny from Zen monks or lay practitioners he meets. One day a monk walks up to him and asks, "What is the meaning of Zen?" Budai drops his bag. "How does one realize Zen?" he continued. Budai then took up his bag and continued on his way.
- Measures approximately
- 10" Tall
- 8" X 9" base
- weight 18 lbs
- Solid Cast Lava Stone
- Hand Crafted in Bali Indonesia
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