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    Posted 6 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5040 items)

    This is a very unusual carved wooden statue of a monk or Buddha. what is so unusual are the positions of his hands. one is pointing upwards and the other is clutched at his chest. this is not a known mudra, as far as i know. but it could be Buddha pointing at the moon, which is a very interesting parable about not confusing the carrier of the message [or the language/words] for the message itself. regardless, it makes it a very rare type of statue. or is there some other explanation i am not aware of? any info appreciated.

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