Buddha, Ganesh, Tara &
Other Devotional
Statues
Shabda offers
Buddha statues, Hindu
statues, Kuan Yin and
other statues from
the world's
great religions and
philosophies. We offer gold
painted
statues from Nepal, bronze
and brass statues from India,
China and Thailand, wood
carvings from India, and
finely detailed resin
Mission
Studios statues. Here
you will
find Buddha, Kuan Yin,Ganesh
(Ganesha), Padmasambhava,
Tara, Vajrasattva, Shiva
Nataraj, Lakshmi,
Parvati...and many more.
Statues appear
in
many
cultures. The earliest
images
were made of mud or clay,
but as civilization progressed,
the ability to form more
permanent images of metal
evolved. On the Indian sub-
continent, well-formed metal
images appear from 3000 BC
onwards. Initial images were
secular but later acquired
religious connotations, giving
physical form to spiritual
ideals.
Different deities
appeal to
different psychological
make-ups. By meditating
on
the
image to which
the practitioner is drawn,
he/she can further internalize
the qualities which the image
represents. This helps one
progress down a spiritual
path. |