Abhaya Mudra

施无畏印 / 施無畏印 Hand gesture of “Freedom from Fear” and “Granting Peace and Protection” made with the right or both hands at shoulder height with fingers up palms facing outward, it confirms the Buddha’s total absence of fear and represents his spiritual power to transmit fearlessness to others. Also referred to as the “Causing the Waters to Subside” or “Calming the Ocean” in Thailand and Laos it represents Buddha’s visit to India where his use of this pose caused floodwaters to recede. This gesture was probably used in prehistoric signs as a sign of good intentions with the unarmed hands held up in friendship.

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  • Antique Carved Buddha in Freedom from Fear, Laos (3148LKE) $1275

    $1,275.00
    H: 20”  W: 3.75”  D: 3.75” | CALL 213-568-3030 FOR SHIPPING

    This antique Lao Buddha stands in refined dignity displaying inner tranquility and strength, hands in abhaya mudra that connotes reassurance, divine protection, and dispelling fear and signifies Buddha’s spiritual power as he bestows protection from evil and ignorance and conveys “fear not” to devotees.  As typical of Lao Buddhas he is covered in gilt visually reflecting his golden skin and a finial or radiance as a flame emerging from atop his head. His  wet style Buddha robe that is smooth and graceful in its simplicity and adds elegance to the carving while showing his body underneath his clothing.

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  • Antique Guanyin Held Up by Demons, China #16208VRKE

    $5,200.00

    Carved wood Guanyin images were enormously popular in China’s provincial regions created by local artisans who did not follow proscribed court artistic rules or iconography and integrated elements from Buddhist, Taoist and Popular Folk Religion traditions into a syncretic blend  as one of the Great Chinese Goddesses (Irwin). She sits on a raised lotus rising…

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