White Ceramic Amitabha Buddha Statue

Description

White ceramic Amitabha Buddha, rendered in pure matte glaze, arrives as an axis of stillness in a room. The surface holds light without competing for it. Cool to the touch, quieting in presence, it draws the eye without demanding attention.

Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light, is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas of Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition. His iconography traces to the Sukhavati sutras, texts originating in northwestern India and carried along the Silk Road into China and Tibet, where Pure Land devotion shaped an entire visual culture. This statue follows classical canon: hands resting in dhyana mudra, palms upward, the gesture of meditative absorption. The white glaze connects to the luminous clarity Amitabha embodies in Tibetan iconographic tradition.

Hand-formed from fine white ceramic, the statue stands approximately 20 centimeters tall and weighs around 450 grams, giving it a settled presence on a shelf or altar. The matte glaze is applied in a single coat, fired at high temperature for durability and resistance to marking. The base is flat and unglazed for stability on any surface. Proportions follow classical Buddhist iconometric ratios: head to body, placement of hands, the quiet downward gaze, each element calibrated to tradition.

White ceramic Amitabha Buddha statue. Hand-formed from fine ceramic clay, single-coat matte glaze, high-temperature firing. Approximately 20 cm height, 450 g. Classical Mahayana and Pure Land iconographic tradition. Dhyana mudra configuration. Sold individually. Curated and shipped from France.

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