| Buddha statues are found in various positions such as Buddha in a sitting posture, meditating. There are Buddha statues that depict Him on a lotus blossom that symbolizes his achievement of self realization. The Abhaymudra posture depicts Buddha overcome fear while Bumisparsa mudra depicts his faith in Earth and humankind. The reclining posture symbolizes the end of his journey on Earth.
Buddha statues are carved out of several materials such as ceramic and porcelain which are commonly used in making Chinese Buddhist statues. Each of them has a special look and appearance in different shades. Some other common materials used to make Buddha statues include metal. There are plenty of Buddha statues that are made of brass that resembles a shiny gold color and copper. Bronze, gold and granite, etc are some other popular metals. The other materials used for making the statues are sandstone, wood such as rosewood and mango wood and resin which is painted in dark colors.
The laughing Buddha apart from the other Buddhist statues is believed to be a lucky charm and a source of inner happiness. Some of the common Buddha statues are those of black sandstone in meditation in Japanese style of art, white Buddha statue in polystone, resin Japanese Buddha statue in meditation, etc.
The Medicine Buddha is a significant part of Buddhist statues that depicts a myrobalan plant in his left hand that helps in healing physical and mental diseases while in his right hand is in a mudra of giving.
Thai Buddha Statues are also very popular and these depict the phase in Buddha's life when he was out in his quest for enlightenment.
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