Snapshot English Japanese Chinese Sanskrit Korean Tibetan Cosmic Buddha; Sun Buddha; Mandala Lord; Central Tantric deity Dainichi 大日如来 Dari Dàrì Rúlái 大日如来 Ta-jih Ta-jih Ju-lai Mahavairocana Mahāvairocana Mahāditya Mahaditya Vairochana Daeil Daeil Yeorae Taeil Taeil Yŏrae 대일 Nang par nang dze Nampar Nangdze Nampar snang Nampar Namzay Rnam par snang

Sitting Dainichi, Large Wood Statue Buddha of Cosmic Light & Truth PRICE = $195 + $20 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $225.75 Jp. = Dainichi Nyorai, Ch. = Dàrì Rúlái. Large wooden statue depicting Dainichi Buddha sitting atop an ornate lotus. Dainichi is the central deity of Japan's Shingon Sect of Esoteric Buddhism, and the main object of veneration in Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhism in Asia. In Japan, images of Dainichi appear most often in the Taizokai (Womb World) & Kongokai (Diamond World) mandalas, which together depict the key devotional images of Esoteric Buddhism. Dainichi represents the unifying cosmic force, the central essence shared by all myriad forms of the phenomenal world.  Wood =Cypress (Hinoki) Inches = H 30.5 cm  W = 9.7 cm D = 13.5 Pedestal = Keman Pedestal (ornate lotus); Halo = Flaming Aureole Hand Gesture = Wisdom Mudra (aka Mudra of the Six Elements). See the Dainichi Top Page for more details on iconography. Comes in three pieces for easy assemby; (1) the halo, (2) the pedestal, and (3) the Buddha statue, which can be removed from pedestal and replaced with other statues in your collection  Dainichi also serves as the Zodiac patron of Sheep and Monkey folk.

Photo of statue under different lighting conditions

Side views of Dainichi Statue

Halo views, front and back

Statue, Pedestal, and Halo (Three Pieces in this Set)

Size of Statue