News — Buddha Statues
Buddha Statue on a hilltop in Spiti
Buddha Statues Products Travel Diary
Spiti is small area of northern India close to the Tibetan border with a old Tibetan Buddhist culture. A few miles south of Kaza, the main town in Spiti, a side track leads to the village of Lantza.
Images of the Buddha in the Himalaya 2
Buddha head Buddha Statues indian painting Travel Diary
Later in the afternoon two horsemen ride into the village, it seems the monk wants to buy barley from them. An hour later they return to camp with two bottles of Godfather beer, for us!
Images of the Buddha in the Himalaya 1
Buddha Head Buddha Images Buddha Statues Travel Diary Trekking in Ladakh
Worn and faded prayer flags, tall lhatos of willows and juniper tied with white scarves, piles of bleached blue sheep and yak horns, some carved with On Mani Padme Hum.
Indian Sculpture - What is the lost Wax Process?
Brass statues Buddha Statues Ganesh Sculptures Ganesh Statues Indian Sculpture Krishna Statue Metal Statue Mustang Products
Many Indian Statues are made by the lost wax process in which a wax sculpture of an image is covered in clay which is then baked. The wax melts leaving a negative image. Molten metal is then poured into the mould.
Butter Lamps and Oil Lamps
Buddha Statues Metal Statue Products Travel Diary
You'll find oil lamps burning in Hindu and Buddhist temples throughout India, Nepal and Tibet. In these cultures fire is a symbol of transformation, for Hindus the cremation after death is a transformative process.