{"product_id":"large-standing-ksitigarbha-jizo-statue-hand-carved-padauk-wood-zen-altar","title":"Wooden Standing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong all the Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition, Ksitigarbha — known in Japan as Jizo — made the most human of vows: to remain until every suffering being has found their way through the dark. He does not sit in celestial ease. He stands. He holds his Khakkhara staff — six rings that resonate through the six realms of existence, a sound traditionally understood as a wake-up call for the wandering mind. In his other hand rests the Cintamani, the wish-fulfilling jewel that illuminates even the deepest darkness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor those who live in the modern world, these two symbols translate simply: the staff that interrupts the spiral of anxiety. The jewel that reminds you that your own light has never gone out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanding upright on a lotus pedestal, this figure embodies Compassion in Action — not withdrawn into meditation, but present, watchful, ready. A Steady Presence for the quietest corners of your heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 The Craft Story \u0026amp; The Wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece begins as a solid block of African Padauk — one of the hardest and most durable hardwoods available, prized for its deep, warm rosewood-red grain that catches light differently at every hour of the day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is carried to Thường Tín, Hà Nội — a district where woodcarving is not a trade but a family inheritance, passed between hands across generations. Our artisans are not factory workers. They are the carvers who learned from their fathers, who learned from theirs. Every fold of Jizo's robe, every ring on the Khakkhara staff, every millimeter of that quietly smiling face — Jizogao, the expression of deep and unconditional empathy — is the result of a hand chisel held with patience, not a machine set to repeat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo two pieces are identical. The grain that runs through the torso of your statue will be its own — a map of the living wood, unrepeatable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe define our work by Heirloom Quality: crafted to be held by your grandchildren, who will ask where it came from — and why it still feels like something that has always belonged in the family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Packaging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach order is carefully wrapped to ensure it reaches you in perfect condition, ready to be placed on your altar or given as a thoughtful gift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48780849873128,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_5555.jpg?v=1784538593","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/large-standing-ksitigarbha-jizo-statue-hand-carved-padauk-wood-zen-altar","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}