{"product_id":"guan-yin-on-rock-statue-lalitasana-royal-ease-pose-solid-padauk-wood-zen-decor","title":"Guan Yin Bodhisattva Statue - Lalitasana Royal Ease Pose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuanyin — the Bodhisattva of Compassion — is traditionally depicted in the Lalitasana pose: one leg drawn up, one resting gently downward, the body at ease without being absent. Scholars of Buddhist art describe this as the posture of royal ease — alert enough to answer any call, yet undisturbed at the center.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rock beneath her is no accident. In the tradition of Mount Potalaka — Guanyin's legendary dwelling — the stone represents the one thing that does not move when everything else does. A place where the mind can return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHer right hand rests in a variation of Varada Mudra — the gesture of giving. Not demanding. Not performing. Simply offering: whatever you are carrying, you do not have to carry it alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 The Wood \u0026amp; The Hands That Shaped It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Padauk is one of the hardest and most durable hardwoods in the world — dense, resilient, and deeply colored. The heartwood opens a deep reddish-brown that catches light differently at every hour of the day, known to deepen and warm further over the years, as good things do.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is no chemical varnish here. The surface is finished with natural beeswax oil, which feeds the grain rather than sealing it off. The wood breathes. And faintly — in a warm room, close up — it carries a quiet natural scent that does not announce itself. It simply softens the air.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis statue was shaped entirely by hand in Thường Tín, Hà Nội — a district whose wood carving tradition stretches back across generations. The artisans there do not work from molds. Every fold of the robe, every line of the face, every wave carved into the base required a deliberate choice. Which is why no two pieces are identical. The grain you receive will be yours alone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quietude carved into every grain of ancient forest wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Buddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48780850790632,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_7063.jpg?v=1784538597","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/guan-yin-on-rock-statue-lalitasana-royal-ease-pose-solid-padauk-wood-zen-decor","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}