Meditating Buddha (BD 119 – height 100cm)

Colorful and richly decorated Buddha with closed eyes, holding a cup in front of him. Beautifully carved out details like his crown, his clothing and the cup he is holding in front of him. In Buddhism, alms or alms giving connects the human to the spiritually developed person. It is not meant as charity but more as an act of humbleness and respect in the presence of a secular society. The act of alms giving connects the human to the spiritually more developed person like a monk.