{"product_id":"padauk-wood-laughing-buddha-on-lotus-hand-carved-zen-statue","title":"Hand Carved Laughing Buddha Maitreya Statue in Budai form","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 What Maitreya on the Lotus Carries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Laughing Buddha — Maitreya in the Budai form — is not a deity who demands devotion. He is the one who absorbs what you carry and returns it as a smile. His rounded belly holds ten thousand worries so yours don't have to. His unhurried posture — the Royal Ease of Lalitasana — is not a pose of detachment. It is a reminder that joy does not require perfect conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath him, the lotus rises from the mud without apology. In Buddhist tradition, this is the oldest teaching about resilience: purity does not come from avoiding difficulty. It comes from moving through it and blooming anyway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 The Wood and the Hands Behind It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis statue is carved from a single block of Deep Red Padauk — one of Southeast Asia's hardest and most durable hardwoods, prized for centuries in Vietnamese sacred woodwork for both its beauty and its quiet, warm-present scent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artisan's family has worked with this wood for generations in Thường Tín, Hà Nội — one of northern Vietnam's oldest woodcarving communities. There are no machines involved. Every surface — from the lotus petals curving upward to the folds of the robe and the gentle crease at the corner of his eye — was shaped by hand chisel, pass by pass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📏 Dimensions \u0026amp; Placement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Figure: Maitreya Buddha (Budai) on Lotus Pedestal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Material: Solid Burma Padauk wood — not veneer, not composite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Finish: Natural oil only — no chemical varnish or PU coating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Scent: Warm and quietly present — a natural wood note that softens the room\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Carving: 100% hand-chisel by family artisans in Thường Tín, Hà Nội, Vietnam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Origin: Traditional woodcarving village, northern Vietnam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":48780849479912,"sku":null,"price":47.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_5512.jpg?v=1784538593","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/padauk-wood-laughing-buddha-on-lotus-hand-carved-zen-statue","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}