Antique Japanese Style Seated Amida Amitabha Meditation Buddha Statue - 11cm/4"Measures – (Height) 11cm/4”An antique Japanese style Amida or Amitabha meditation Buddha. The Buddha is seated in the Dhyana mudrā or 'Meditation Position'. The hands in Dhyana Mudra, the hand gesture that promotes the energy of meditation, deep contemplation and unity with higher energy. The Buddha has a peaceful countenance with downcast introspective eyes and a firm brow. His earlobes are stretched long from a youth spent as a prince wearing heavy gold earrings. He has a circular urna or third eye on his forehead. Faith in a compassionate Saviour distinguishes the Mahayana school of Buddhism popular in East Asia. The grace of Amitabha, Benevolent Lord of the Western Paradise, guarantees salvation to those that invoke his mercy by calling his name at the moment of death. Amitabha, it is widely believed, personally descends to escort the faithful to his Pure Land in the West where, reborn upon a lotus, the devotee is granted eternal life in a hedonistic paradise of ease, beauty and sensuous pleasures. The harmonious proportions of simple sculpted masses convey the sense of equilibrium and solidity that are the hallmarks of the classic Kamakura image, from which this statue is derived. Its palpable sense of gravity, combined with the reassuring solidity of its forms, reflect the values of the military patrons - Kamakura was of the samurai era - of this popular mass religion, as well as the unflinching certitude essential to all dogmatic religions based upon absolute faith in a compassionate Saviour. The patina and details of this piece are particularly appealing. The sculpture provides the perfect Buddha to bring serenity and timeless style to your home, office or sacred space. We have other beautiful Asian Art available. Please visit our eCRATER store to see our current Collection.Please check out our other listing where we have other beautiful Asian pieces available. For more beautiful Asian Art – https://stores.eCRATER.com/hdasianart/ and our sister store https://www.eCRATER.co.uk/sch/jamesh_1066/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686Happy to ship worldwide. Postage discounts apply for multiple purchases. Please message with any questions. Thanks for your interest.HD Asian ArtSCBR1453