{"product_id":"lotus-wood-altar-stand-hand-carved-padauk-buddha-throne-spiritual-housewarming-gift-copy","title":"Hand Carved Shakyamuni Buddha Statue - Earth Touching Bhumisparsha Mudra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 WHAT DOES THIS STATUE MEAN?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a moment — recorded not in words but in wood — when the Buddha faced every fear, every doubt, every inner storm the mind could conjure. His response was not to fight. Not to flee. He simply reached down and touched the earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat gesture — the Bhumisparsha Mudra, the Earth-Touching — called the ground itself as witness. And the storm dissolved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFor the modern mind, that moment translates precisely: your own version of Mara arrives daily. Overflowing inboxes. The low hum of anxiety that follows you from room to room. The feeling of being untethered in your own life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis statue does not promise to solve any of that.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt does something quieter, and more lasting: it gives you a fixed point. A place your eyes return to. A physical reminder that stillness is not somewhere you go — it is something you can build, right here, in your own home.\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 Padauk is one of the hardest, most durable hardwoods available — dense enough that a piece carved today will still be standing, unchanged in structure, long after the hands that made it are gone. This is not a material chosen for convenience. It is chosen because it lasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen first finished, the wood burns a deep, vivid red — warm and alive in any light. Over years, that red mellows and deepens into a rich reddish-brown, developing a natural patina that no factory process can replicate. The piece you receive today will look different — more beautiful — in ten years than it does now. That is the nature of real wood. It lives with you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scent is gentle and warm — a quiet natural wood fragrance that softens the room without announcing itself. Present, but never imposing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach statue is hand-chiseled from a single solid block by family artisans carrying on Hanoi's woodcarving tradition. No CNC machines. No shortcuts. Every fold of the robe, every curve of the hand, every line of the face is the result of a deliberate choice by the carver — which is why no two pieces are identical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe slight variations you may notice between your piece and the photos are not flaws. They are the fingerprint of handwork. In a world of perfect replicas, that imperfection is the proof.\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":"5.9 inches (~15cm)","offer_id":48780846596328,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9.8 inches (~25cm)","offer_id":48780846661864,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_0747.jpg?v=1784538583","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/lotus-wood-altar-stand-hand-carved-padauk-buddha-throne-spiritual-housewarming-gift-copy","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}