Earth Witness Bronze Statuette of Balinese Buddha Calendars Glittering silver adorns a blouse

Glittering silver adorns a blouse of white cotton

Silver tendrils extend upwards in a showy display

Featuring a turtleneck and a hood for comfort and style in mind

The artisan shares his love of animals through his hand-carved sculptures

Earth Witness Bronze Statuette of Balinese Buddha Calendars Glittering silver adorns a blouseMeditating, Buddha sits in the lotus pose with his hands in the bhumisparsa mudra. This mudra or hand gesture represents the moment when Buddha achieved enlightenment. As the story goes, Buddha was sitting in meditation with his left hand resting palm up in his lap, and his right hand touching the earth. Buddha was challenged by a demon, who asked him for a witness that would attest to his right to achieve enlightenment. To reply he touched the