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Maitreya
By Special Order Only
you receive a 12" Replica of the 500-ft/152-m
Maitreya Project Statue gilded with pure Gold-Leaf
This high quality, beautiful statue is made from white resin
and comes in a red presentation box that is securely padded. The gilding is done
by hand and takes 2 to 3 weeks in the studio.
The statue and presentation box is carefully packed in a
new freight box using
foam and bubble-wrap packing materials.
A donation of is made to The Maitreya Project
on your behalf.
(Contact me if you prefer that I gild a Maitreya Project Statue
that you already have) |
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Email me for pricing and information regarding currency
and worldwide postage rates, with your
location for shipping charges etc.
Payment by Visa or MasterCard
also
International Bank Wire (Telegraphic Transfer)
Bank or Personal Cheque in Australian dollars
or by Internet Direct Deposit.
Shipping includes insurance.
The finished statue is shipped worldwide, insured and
electronically tracked by Express Couriers International. All customs charges
(except into Australia) are the responsibility of the purchaser |
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Maitreya (Pali: Ariya Metteya) may
be considered either as a bodhisattva, according to the sutras, or as a
Buddha, according to the tantras. When he is represented as a Buddha he
is shown seated, but the legs, instead of being locked, are pendent. He
is the only deity represented seated in the Western fashion and the only
deity common to all Buddhist Traditions. He has the signs of a Buddha
such as long earlobes, the urna (the auspicious tuft of hair between the
eyebrows, signifying superhuman quality), and the ushnisha (cranial bump
on the head, symbolizing wisdom), and he wears the robes of a monk.
Maitreya, also known as the
future Buddha is thought to be waiting in Tushita Heaven for the right time to come down to earth. Tushita heaven
is one of the thirty-three heavens over Mount Meru and is considered the
special field of Maitreya. Tibetans believe that if someone makes
statues and thangkas of Maitreya Buddha and chants the mantra "The
Promise of Maitreya Buddha," that person will be reborn in Tushita
Heaven after death.
The two distinctive marks of
Maitreya are the stupa in his crown and the scarf wound and tied around
his waist.
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