Sold Out - will not be restocked Shō-Kannon, "Pure & Sacred" Form of Kannon Miniature Wood Statue with Sanskrit Cap
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Jp. = Kannon Bosatsu Ch. = Guānyīn Púsà
Wood = Boxwood (Jp. = Tsuge)
Centimeters = H 5.0 x W 3.5 x D 3.5
Two pieces: (1) the rounded protective cap, on which is carved the deity's Sanskrit seed syllable; and (2) the main piece depicting the deity's effigy atop a circular lotus seat.
Shō-Kannon (the "pure and sacred" form of Kannon Bodhisattva) wearing a crown; left hand holding lotus bud (symbol of the salvific powers of Buddhism); right hand forming the gift-bestowing mudra (aka charity or blessing mudra). See Kannon Top Page for more details.
Kannon also serves as patron of people born in the Zodiac Year of the Rat.