Buddha Head Mobile

This wall decoration comes to us from Thailand and represents the head of Siddharta Gautama, the historical Buddha, who lived in the 6th century BC. This decoration to hang on the wall is light and easily transportable, because it rolls up and unrolls like a parchment. It has a small rope at the back which makes it easy to attach to a nail for example.

This very pretty soapstone Buddha measures 8 cm in height. Buddha is here seated in the lotus position, his 2 hands joined in prayer at the level of the heart chakra, performing Atmanjali Mudra. This mudra is widely used in Asia to greet, ask for something, thank, or take leave. It brings peace and love, and leads back to the path of the heart. In India, it is called Namaste, which literally means "I salute the light within you".

This large Indian wall hanging measures 2.40 m high by 2.20 m wide. It is in thick cotton with fringes. It depicts the historical Buddha in the lotus position, performing the gesture of fearlessness and protection (abhaya-mudrā) with his right hand. His left hand is at rest, palm turned towards the sky. The Buddha is seated under a banyan tree, whose falling leaves represent the passage of time.

This hanging is white and black, in thick cotton with fringes and measures approximately 2.20 m in height by 1.20 m in width.

It represents Buddha meditating under the sacred fig tree, or "Bodhi tree". This tree is actually a banyan, very common around temples or pagodas in Asian countries.

Buddha is seated in the lotus position, performing the mudra of fearlessness and protection (abhaya-mudrā) with his right hand.

This black resin Buddha statue measures approximately 13 cm and weighs approximately 140 grams. Sitting in the lotus position, he performs with his right hand the gesture of taking the earth to witness, and his left hand holds a vajra, or dorje.

This bronze Chinese Buddha (or Laughing Buddha) is a representation of Budai, a Chinese Zen Buddhist monk who lived during China's last Liang Dynasty, in the tenth century. Its Buddhist name, Quieci, means promise in Chinese. Statue Height : 14 cm.

This Chinese Laughing Buddha in green resin is 8 cm tall and comes from Nepal. It depicts Budai, a Buddhist monk who lived in 10th century China. Far from presenting the image of an ascetic life, the big Buddha is not the historical Buddha, who was rather slender.

Budai statues are traditionally considered lucky charms. They are found in most Chinese homes as well as many Asian temples and restaurants.

Budai symbolizes joy of life, abundance and wealth, both material and spiritual.

This small "Buddha Lotus" wall hanging is made of cotton and measures approximately 110 cm in height by 70 cm in width. It represents Siddhartha Gautama, the awakened Buddha, meditating in the center of a lotus flower. This hanging symbolizes the lightness of the lotus flower rising above the surface of the water, and the meditation of the Buddha, who rests like a butterfly on his lotus throne. He performs the chin mudra with his hands, and sends waves of love represented by hearts.

These beautiful brass earrings represent heads of Thai Buddha, the historical Buddha. The head of Buddha is the symbol of balance and harmony. Closed eyes symbolize deep meditation and long ears symbolize attentive listening.