{"product_id":"amitabha-buddha-statue-hand-carved-scented-cypress-wood-meditation-altar-decor","title":"Amitabha Buddha Statue - Cypress Wood, Pure Land Meditation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAromatic Cypress Wood Amitabha Buddha Statue — hand-carved, solid wood that grows more fragrant and more beautiful with time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 What Does This Amitabha Statue Symbolize?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Amitabha, the Buddha of Boundless Light, seated in Dhyana Mudra — the meditation gesture, hands resting palm-up in the lap, thumbs lightly touching. In Mahayana tradition, this posture represents complete stillness of mind, undisturbed by the noise of the outside world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe swastika carved into the chest is an ancient symbol of compassion and gathered merit — not a modern one. Beneath him, the lotus throne is carved from the very same block of wood, never joined or added, which reflects a simple teaching: peace doesn't come from somewhere else. It rises, like the lotus, from what's already here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 The Craft Story \u0026amp; The Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen Cypress carries a natural fragrance in its own grain — many find it settles a room quietly, faint and clean, like the inside of a forest after rain. It isn't added, and it isn't a coating; it comes from the wood itself, which is why it doesn't fade the way a scented candle does — it only softens, and deepens, with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery statue is carved entirely by hand, using traditional Vietnamese wood chisels — no CNC, no machine assistance, not even for the rough shaping. Green Cypress is dense, slow-growing, and has been prized for generations in Vietnam's traditional woodcarving villages for being one of the hardest, most enduring hardwoods used in hand carving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎁 Gifting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA piece like this rarely announces itself as decor. It's chosen — for a parent who has spent a lifetime creating calm for everyone else, for a friend rebuilding after a hard year, or for the quiet corner in your own home that's been waiting for something to anchor it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddha","offers":[{"title":"20 cm","offer_id":67803810070760,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30 cm","offer_id":67803810103528,"sku":null,"price":278.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_8963_c485f752-53ed-4954-bd11-5e0ff191ad22.jpg?v=1790697522","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/amitabha-buddha-statue-hand-carved-scented-cypress-wood-meditation-altar-decor","provider":"Still Lotus Studio VN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}