{"product_id":"hand-carved-wood-buddha-on-raw-rock-shakyamuni-padauk-statue","title":"Hand Carved Shakyamuni Padauk Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMost Buddha statues rest on a perfect lotus throne. This one does not. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe raw, unpolished rock beneath him is deliberate — drawn from the story of Shakyamuni's years of ascetic practice in the Himalayas, before he rose to find the Middle Way. The rock is not a flaw in the design. It is the design. It speaks to every person who has ever had to find stillness not in perfect conditions, but in the middle of real ones.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis right hand rests open at his knee — a gesture of receiving, of ease, of a mind that has stopped fighting what is. In Mahayana Buddhist tradition, this seated posture is known as Royal Ease, or Lalitasana — the posture of one who has arrived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 The Wood \u0026amp; The Craft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Red Padauk is one of the hardest, most durable hardwoods available — dense enough that the finished piece sits heavy and grounded in your hands, the way something made to last generations should feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe color when first carved is a vivid, warm red. Over months and years of living with light and air, it deepens — darkening slowly into a rich maroon that collectors and woodworkers describe as one of the most beautiful natural aging processes in any hardwood. This is not a defect. It is the wood's living finish, changing with your home, with your seasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scent is quiet and warm — a natural wood presence that does not announce itself, but softens the room. Many find it settling during morning meditation or an evening wind-down. It comes from the wood's own oils, finished with natural oil rather than chemical varnish, so nothing blocks the grain from breathing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEvery cut on this piece was made by hand, by skilled artisans from the traditional wood carving families of Thuong Tin, Hanoi — a craft lineage stretching back across generations. No CNC. No molds. The slightly varied texture you may notice in close-up photographs is not inconsistency — it is the fingerprint of handwork. No two pieces are identical. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe carver does not rush. The wood does not allow it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Buddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48780872810728,"sku":null,"price":187.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_7448.jpg?v=1784538609","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/hand-carved-wood-buddha-on-raw-rock-shakyamuni-padauk-statue","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}