Tibetan 1000-Armed Avalokiteshvara Handmade Buddha Statue,13 Inches

This Avalokiteshvara Tibetan Buddhist statue is made from copper, and painted with real gold. The paintings on the front of this Avalokiteshvara Buddha statue were all painted by hand.

Avalokiteshvara literally means, 'the one who looks down." Avalokiteshvara embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. The story of Avalokiteshvara's thousand arms is that Avalokiteshvara wanted to save many people and he was reaching out to help them but he did not have enough arms to help all the people who needed it, so Amitabha gave him 1,000 arms so that he would be able to save more people. This Avalokiteshvara Buddha statue is 13 inches tall, 11 inches wide, and 4 inches from front to back. This 1,000-armed Avalokiteshvara Buddha statue was handmade in Nepal.