Bodhisattva

Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have put off attaining nirvana to help others reach enlightenment. Renouncing their own salvation, they devote their power and energy to saving suffering beings in this world to help them find their personal enlightenment. They reside in a “celestial” realm which is a blessed spiritual field brought into being by their own virtue and into which they are believed to be able to bring others by their own spiritual power. The five Great Mahayana Bodhisattvas are Guanyin (Compassion), Majusri (Wisdom), Kṣitigarbha (savior of Beings in Hell), Samantabhadra (Buddhist Practice) and Mahasthamaprapta (Power of Wisdom). Guanyin’s commitment to saving all living beings means that she devoted herself to being the last person in the universe to attain Buddhahood.

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    Antique Guanyin with Crown in Meditation, China (16467PRK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $535.00.Current price is: $430.00.
    Ht: 10.5”  W: 5.5”  D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING in continental u.s.!

    Guanyin is portrayed in this gilt and lacquer carving seated on a lotus with her hands in the lap in meditation mudra  atop a decorative footed stand in elegantly draped robes. In this regal form, she wears a 5-lobe crown with a cross hatch design in the center while her hair rests atop her head in a bun encircled within the crown.

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    Antique Red Lacquer and Gilt Nanhai Guanyin in Meditation (16302BEME) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $3,995.00.Current price is: $3,200.00.
    H: 18.5″ W: 9″  D: 7″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL vanishingarts213@gmail.com for shipping INFORMATION.

    This wonderfully carved Nanhai Guanyin statue is notable for its highly ornate and beautiful diadem centered by an elaborately framed image of Buddha Amitabha seated in meditation. Her vibrant aura radiates spirituality and opulence,  serenity and strength, as well as compassion and grace, making this statue a truly masterful piece of art.

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    Antique Silver Hued Guanyin in Meditation, China (16082XSKE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $3,375.00.Current price is: $2,500.00.
    H: 17.5″  W: 10.25″   D: 8.75″ |CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL VANISHINGARTS@GMAIL.COM FOR SHIPPING COST

    This exquisite 18th-century statue the Bodhisattva Guanyin seated in serene meditation  She is a beautiful young woman, unpretentious yet elegant with smooth, gentle flowing lines that creates an air of peaceful spirituality. Every strand of her hair and bun is carved with definition, and in perfect order. The original polychrome and lacquer finish has transformed into a glowing silver hue with a soft patina.

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    Antique Small Guanyin on a Radiating Lotus, China (16534MSK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $595.00.Current price is: $450.00.
    H: 8.675″  Dia: 4.5″ | Free SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This delicate small Mahayana Buddhist carving of seated White Robed Guanyin in meditation sits in meditation on a radiating lotus throne  symbolizing her enlightenment, rebirth and purity. As a Popular Religion figure, she is humble, modest, relatable, accessible, yet a beautiful matronly figure. This beautiful figurine was placed on a home altar with other spiritual statues and house gods.  Mounted on a frosted acrylic base.

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    Guanyin on Lotus Throne Amitabha Buddha in Crown (16145PLKE) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $975.00.Current price is: $695.00.
    H:  15″    W:  6.5″    D:  5.25″    |   FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    The most distinguishing feature of this finely carved Nanhai Guanyin is her elaborate scalloped crown centered by the Amitabha Buddha of Infinite light. In Pure Land Buddhism crowns are believed to bestow a divine and solemn quality to Guanyin images. This serene yet elegant carving is perfect to enhance any personal meditative space.

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    Rare Antique Carving of Guanyin on a Deified Ox, China (16287LMK) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $885.00.Current price is: $725.00.
    H: 10.25″  W: 7.5″  D: 3.75 ”  |   free shipping in continental u.s.!

    This extraordinary rare and delicately rendered rural carving is a female bodhisattva possibly Guanyin seated on a lotus throne atop an ox.  Beautifully highlighted in vibrant gold and adorned with intricate designs on the lotus petals and ox’s saddle coverings, this statue shows how the concept of a bodhisattva was adapted to the deification of  “draft animals” (beasts of burden) who were integral to rural daily and agricultural activities in Chinese Popular Religion, Buddhism and Taoism beliefs.

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    Rare Antique Three-Faced Tantric Bodhisattva, China (16200LBEM) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $4,200.00.Current price is: $2,975.00.
    H: 29.5″  W:14″  D: 6.5″ CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL VANISHINGARTS@GMAIL.COM FOR SHIPPING COST

    This carving is probably Chun-ti P’u-sa, a tantric female deity called the Bodhisattva of Light, worshipped by Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhists as a merciful Bodhisattva. In tantric style she has three faces, multiple arms and six hands, and an elegant lobed crown centered by Amitabha, as does Guanyin.  This is an extremely rare and important piece and is as lovely as it is spiritual.

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