Gorgeous glistening Buddha has a very serene and peaceful vibe to it.

Measures 12cms tall, 36cms wide and 8cms 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. Weighs nearly 1kg, not some flimsy item. Built to last.

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 austrities so determinedly that he almost starved to death