Wood Buddha Statues

Bangkok (dpa) - Two stolen Buddha statues have been returned to Laos authorities following "lengthy negotiations" with their Austrian owner, a news report said Thursday. Reinhold Mittersakschmoller handed the wooden statues over to the Laos Embassy in Nara - The Todai-ji Buddhist complex of Nara, Japan, consists of several buildings of which the largest one, an enormous wooden structure of a giant statue of the Buddha Vairocana, was not completed until 749. In 752, the great temple, known as A Chinese Buddha statue was recently found to contain the mummified remains of a Buddhist monk. Researchers at the Meander Medical pine bark and poisonous tea before being buried alive in a pine-wood box full of salt. Other Buddhist monks left Somebody stole a wooden Buddha statue, described as a family heirloom, from a Clinton Township home. According to police, they were visited at headquarters Monday, Jan. 7 around 9:15 a.m. by Mr. and Mrs. Rustam Sethna about a theft at their Ash Court A Chinese statue of a sitting Buddha has revealed a hidden surprise However, when the restorer removed the statue from its wooden platform, he noticed two pillows emblazoned with Chinese text placed beneath the statues' knees. When he removed the Japanese artist Haroshi combines his fascination with skateboarding with a traditional method of wooden mosaic common in Japan's Buddha statues. He recycles old skateboards, cuts, shaves, and polishes them to form colorful three-dimensional sculptures. .

The mummy was once the Buddhist monk Liuquan, according to text found with However, when the restorer removed the statue from its wooden platform, he noticed two pillows emblazoned with Chinese text placed beneath the statues' knees. So, why use X-rays on a Buddhist statue to begin with? Live Science reports that in 1996, a private collector in the Netherlands wanted to have some chips and cracks repaired on his ancient relic. A restorer came and took the statue off its wooden platform The mummy may have once been a respected Buddhist monk who, after death However, when the restorer removed the statue from its wooden platform, he noticed two pillows emblazoned with Chinese text placed beneath the statues' knees. The event also showcases ivory Buddhist statues from Japan and Thailand, as well as ceramic and wood statues from China. Ceramic products like vases and censers from the 12th-20th century are also on display. All exhibits are possessions of the Branch of .

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• wood buddha statues Antique Standing Buddha [Material: Wood] [33 cm high] [19th century 360 x 485 · 25 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Old Book Burmese Buddha Tattoo 313 x 485 · 28 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Wooden Buddha Head Statue 236 x 232 · 11 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Old sitting Buddha [Material: Wood] [39,5 cm high] [Ava style 339 x 485 · 22 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Teak Wood Buddha Face - 53cm 220 x 220 · 14 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Old crowned Buddha - Jambupati Buddha [Material: Wood] [54 cm high 308 x 485 · 26 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Old standing Buddha [Material: Wood] [172 cm high] [Mandalay style 254 x 485 · 46 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Khmer Style Buddha, Wooden Carving, Cambodia. 340 x 451 · 19 kB · jpeg
• wood buddha statues Antique Buddha from Burma Material: Wood 44 cm high 19th century 340 x 485 · 22 kB · jpeg

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wood buddha statues Weeping Buddha Statue | File Size: 225 x 225 · 9 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Antique Standing Buddha [Material: Wood] [33 cm high] [19th century | File Size: 360 x 485 · 25 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Old Book Burmese Buddha Tattoo | File Size: 313 x 485 · 28 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Wooden Buddha Head Statue | File Size: 236 x 232 · 11 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Old sitting Buddha [Material: Wood] [39,5 cm high] [Ava style | File Size: 339 x 485 · 22 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Teak Wood Buddha Face - 53cm | File Size: 220 x 220 · 14 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Old crowned Buddha - Jambupati Buddha [Material: Wood] [54 cm high | File Size: 308 x 485 · 26 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Old standing Buddha [Material: Wood] [172 cm high] [Mandalay style | File Size: 254 x 485 · 46 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Khmer Style Buddha, Wooden Carving, Cambodia. | File Size: 340 x 451 · 19 kB · jpeg Download

wood buddha statues Antique Buddha from Burma Material: Wood 44 cm high 19th century | File Size: 340 x 485 · 22 kB · jpeg Download