Carved meticulously, this Nepalese statue of Buddha captures the pristine virtue of the enlightened one, whose supreme wisdom crowned him as the cosmic Chakravarti, and gave him the power to defeat all negativity, with just a gentle touch! It captures the episode of Buddha calling upon the goddess Earth- Vasundhara to bear witness to his achievement of true wisdom as an answer to the innumerable provocations by Mara- the demon who represents lust and worldly desires. Just by pressing the earth gently with his right hand, Buddha defeated Mara and his accomplices and proved to the world that there is no weapon more potent than Ahimsa (non-violence). Surrounding the meditating Buddha, the army of Mara can be seen hurriedly approaching him, who seems to be the picture of stillness. The distinctive aesthetics of Nepalese woodwork can be seen in the carving and motifs on this wooden statue, which serves as an aid-memoire to the heavenly story of Siddhartha's moment of becoming Buddha.
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