Snapshot English Japanese Chinese Sanskrit Korean Tibetan Awakened One, Enlightened One Nyorai 如来 Hotoke 仏 Butsu 仏 Fo 佛 Fó 佛 Rúlái 如来 Buddha, Tathagata Bul, Pul Sang Gye

PRICE: $50 Beachwood Tathagata Statue from Thailand Click here for other Jizo statues. SOLD OUT This modern and splendid wood carving was discovered in Japan, but carved in Southeast Asia, probably Thailand. It depicts a Buddha (or perhaps a Bodhisattva) with a stern yet chaming face and a protruding belly. Hands not in a normal mudra position. Made entirely from one piece of drift wood. Wood = Driftwood from beach Inches = H 6.5 x W 3.54 x D 1.97 Centimeters = H 16.5 x W 9.0 x D 5.0 Identity Unknown. Could be either a Buddha or Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva share only one of the many attributes common to Buddha statues, the elongated earlobes. Thus we might guess this statue to be a Bodhisattva rather than a Buddha. However, Bodhisattva are normally depicted with princely clothes and jewelry. This piece might be Jizo, who alone among the Bodhisattva is generally portrayed unadored and wearing a simple monk's robe