Buddha Statue Antique Chinese Style ca. 1920-40 eye bead I was always very drawn

I was always very drawn to the works of Retablo Painter Augustin Barajas

She is a fierce and protective mother goddess

often set in silver

He is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash

Among the creatures of the forest

Buddha Statue Antique Chinese Style ca. 1920-40 eye bead I was always very drawnBuddha Statue Antique Chinese Style ca. 1920 40 The Buddha is seated in the "Calling Earth to Witness the Defeat of Evil" Posture. With fingers slightly touching the ground, this position represents the Subduing of Mara the Evil One. The demon Mara in Buddhism is sometimes called Kama Mara which means desire and death and has parallels with Greek mythology as well as psychology in Eros Thanatos. Mara assaulted and bombarded The Buddha with demons,