Where do you buy your Buddha statues?

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Where do you buy your Buddha statues?

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I was thinking about buying this 11'' Buddha statue from Amazon for $23 (£14). What do you think? Or do you know of a nicer one I could purchase?

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this one is nice its a bit expensive :quote: @ $32000!!!!!!!!

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How about the Spring Temple Buddha?
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It is appropriate that the tallest statue in the world should be of the greatest man in the world!

But seriously, I got mine off amazon and I see no reason to ever get another unless it's damaged or I lose it for some untoward reason.

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[quote="Mkoll"

It is appropriate that the tallest statue in the world should be of the greatest man in the world!

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there are plans to build an even taller 152 meter statue in Kushinagar where the Buddhas parinirvana occured !
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:shock:

I was thinking perhaps getting something a little smaller? :rofl:

Maybe "statue" was the wrong word.

I'l continue looking through Amazon, and check out Lotus Sculpture.

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mettafuture wrote:I was thinking about buying this 11'' Buddha statue from Amazon for $23 (£14). What do you think? Or do you know of a nicer one I could purchase?

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Looks fine to me. As does this one: http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Earth-Touc ... d_sim_hg_3

They look to me like reasonable reproductions of Thai-Theravada style statues (some statues sold in the West look quite ugly to me...).

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mikenz66 wrote:
mettafuture wrote:I was thinking about buying this 11'' Buddha statue from Amazon for $23 (£14). What do you think? Or do you know of a nicer one I could purchase?

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Looks fine to me. As does this one: http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Earth-Touc ... d_sim_hg_3
I was looking at that one, but it's $43. :D It's really beautiful though. I'd have to think about it.

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mettafuture wrote:
mikenz66 wrote:
mettafuture wrote:I was thinking about buying this 11'' Buddha statue from Amazon for $23 (£14). What do you think? Or do you know of a nicer one I could purchase?
Looks fine to me. As does this one: http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Earth-Touc ... d_sim_hg_3
I was looking at that one, but it's $43. :D It's really beautiful though. I'd have to think about it.
I looked at that one yesterday and was turned off by the number of them being sold "used" that had "minor cosmetic damage" to the top or sides... it suggested some manner of QC issue to me.

I ordered this one instead, in case you're curious.

I thought about the silver/black one too, but my shrine area is somewhat poorly lit and the very dark colored one I have now is difficult to see, and I think I just prefer the lighter colors anyway.

I have no qualms with purchasing things like this from Amazon... ultimately they are just things. In this case, it was on a gift card I received for Christmas (on which I also purchased this book).

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Mkoll wrote:How about the Spring Temple Buddha?
Isn't that of Mahayana's Vairocana, and not of the historical Buddha?
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wonderful :heart:

especially the more humanlike looking gandhara rupas :bow:
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cookiemonster wrote:
Mkoll wrote:How about the Spring Temple Buddha?
Isn't that of Mahayana's Vairocana, and not of the historical Buddha?
Guess so. However, we don't know what the historical Buddha looked like (or any Buddha) so all statues are just guesses. The statue I have may be of some Mahayana Buddha but it's good enough for me.
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I confess i purchase mine wherever I see one that appeals to me.

providing of course, it is not beyond my pocket contents.

I once carved my own at school, out of a breezeblock. My art teacher thought it was a camping boy scout.
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