Measures 26cms tall, 6cms wide and 12cms deep. Very detailed piece. Made from resin with faux jewels throughout . Good weight to it as well, would make a great paperweight on the desk, not some flimsy item. Built to last. Lovely detail, weathered look to the base, broken colour changing mirror to the front. Glitter finish throughout.  4 Seals on the base to ensure that it does not scratch the surface it sits on.

Buddhism started with the Buddha. The word 'Buddha' is a title, which means 'one who is awake' - in the sense of having 'woken up to reality'. The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal around 2,500 years ago. He did not claim to be a god or a prophet. He was a human being who became Enlightened, understanding life in the deepest way possible.

Siddhartha was born into the royal family of a small kingdom on the Indian-Nepalese border. According to the traditional story he had a privileged upbringing, but was jolted out of his sheltered life on realising that life includes the harsh facts of old age, sickness, and death.

This prompted him to puzzle over the meaning of life. Eventually he felt impelled to leave his palace and follow the traditional Indian path of the wandering holy man, a seeker after Truth. He became very adept at meditation under various teachers, and then took up ascetic practices. This was based on the belief that one could free the spirit by denying the flesh. He practised austerities so determinedly that he almost starved to death