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 his. His  wet style Buddha robe that is smooth and graceful in its simplicity and adds elegance to the carving.

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    Antique Guanyin Held Up by Demons, China (16208VRKE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $5,200.00.Current price is: $3,700.00.
    H: 45″ W: 17.75″  D: 11.5″ |CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL VANISHINGARTS@GMAIL.COM FOR SHIPPING COST

    This outstanding rare Guanyin carving is a wonderful blend of Mahayana and Tantric (Tibetan) Buddhism and provincial Popular Religion folk traditions. Seated on a lotus above a hexagonal throne, right hand in abhaya protection mudra, her lobed crown is centered with  Amitabha Buddha inside an aureole. The four agonized creatures struggling to hold calm Guanyin on their shoulders is a Tantric symbol of  triumph of Buddhism over ignorance.  With admonitions about greed, aversion and ignorance it is a great metaphor for our times. 

     

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