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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 916602, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome Vicky.</p><p>Nice little Buddha, could we see the base as well? And how small is he?</p><p><br /></p><p>The position of the left hand is the Vitarka mudra, for teaching. The thumb and index finger form a circle to indicate the continuous flow of energy. Vitarka mudra is mostly done with the right hand, not the left. </p><p>Unusually his right hand is in the Bhumiparsha mudra, of calling the earth to bear witness to his enlightenment. The fact that these are two mudras, could be why one is done with the left hand instead of the right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mantra is a sound or formula used in meditation.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think he could be Vajrayana, a form of Mahayana. But possibly made in Thailand as a copy of a Himalayan Vajrayana Buddha.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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