{"product_id":"shakyamuni-buddha-statue-hand-carved-padauk-wood-zen-meditation-decor","title":"Wooden Meditating Shakyamuni Buddha Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 Meaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShakyamuni — the \"Sage of the Shakyas\" — is the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who chose to remain in the world and teach rather than withdraw from it. This statue depicts him in Dhyana Mudra: both hands resting in the lap, palms upward, right over left, thumbs lightly touching to form a triangle. The gesture means total absorption in stillness — not escape from life, but full presence within it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFor the modern home, this is not a religious object unless you want it to be. It is a visual anchor. A reminder that stillness is available — not somewhere else, not later, but here, in whatever corner of your home you choose to place it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Peace is not a distant place you go to — it is a space you create right within your own home.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌿 The Wood \u0026amp; The Hands Behind It: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Padauk is one of the hardest and most dimensionally stable hardwoods available — dense enough to hold fine carving detail across decades, resistant to warping even in shifting humidity. But its defining quality is not hardness. It is the way it ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreshly carved, the wood glows a vivid reddish-orange. Over months and years of living in your home — touched by light, touched by hands — it deepens gradually into a rich, dark reddish-brown. The statue you receive today will look different in five years, and more beautiful in twenty. This is what it means to own a living finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEach piece is carved entirely by hand — 100% hand-chisel, no CNC assistance — by family artisans in Thuong Tin, Hanoi, a district whose woodcarving tradition runs generations deep. No two pieces emerge identically. The grain that moves through the robe, the slight asymmetry of the fold — these are not flaws. They are the fingerprint of the person who made it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe carver doesn't rush. The wood doesn't allow it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📏 Product details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Mudra : Dhyana Mudra — gesture of deep meditation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Material: Solid African Padauk, natural oil finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Finish : Natural oil — no chemical varnish, no synthetic resin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Carving : 100% hand-chisel — no CNC or machine assistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e· Origin : Handcrafted by family artisans, Thuong Tin, Hanoi, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48780860948712,"sku":null,"price":169.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6123\/6456\/files\/IMG_5274.jpg?v=1784538602","url":"https:\/\/stilllotusstudio.com\/products\/shakyamuni-buddha-statue-hand-carved-padauk-wood-zen-meditation-decor","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}