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Buddha Statue - Antique Khmer Style SE Asia Wood Enlightenment Buddha Statue - 66cm/26"

Right Concentration (Sammā-Samādhi): The Stillness of Awakening

Right Concentration (Sammā-Samādhi) is the jewel at the heart of Buddhist meditation.

It stabilizes the mind, opens the door to wisdom, and allows the practitioner to transcend ordinary consciousness, touching the profound stillness beyond suffering.

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Buddha Statue - Antique Khmer Style Bronze Enlightenment Angkor Wat Buddha Statue - 52cm/21"

Right Mindfulness (Sammā-Sati): The Heart of Awakening

Right Mindfulness (Sammā-Sati) is more than simply being aware; it is the art of awakening fully to reality.

Through mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and mental objects, we come to see the impermanence of all things, the nature of suffering, and the path to true freedom.

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Buddha Statue - Antique Laos Style Bronze Enlightenment Elephant Buddha Statue - 30cm/12"

The Tawa Ravadee Buddha Statue: A Glimpse into Early Thai Buddhist Art

The Tawa Ravadee Buddha statues are more than just beautiful relics of a distant past.

They are living symbols of devotion, artistic mastery, and spiritual wisdom, carrying forward the light of the Buddha's teachings across centuries and continents.

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Antique Buddha Statue - 18th Century Thai Dvaravati Stone Buddha Head Statue - 23cm/9"

Right Effort (Sammā-Vāyāma): Cultivating the Energy for Awakening

In Buddhism, awakening does not happen by accident.

It is the fruit of steady, compassionate, wise effort. Right Effort (Sammā-Vāyāma) is the engine of transformation, helping us to cultivate goodness, uproot suffering, and realize the freedom that lies within us.

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Jambhala Statue - Antique Java Majapahit Style Seated Jambhala Statue God of Wealth - 21cm/8"

Jambhala: The Buddhist Deity of Wealth and Generosity

Jambhala is not just the “God of Money.”

He is a guardian of abundance in all its forms — health, love, opportunity, wisdom, and compassion.

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Buddha Statue - Antique Sri Lanka Style Seated Bronze Teaching Buddha Statue - 25cm/10"

Right Livelihood (Sammā-Ājīva): Earning a Living the Buddhist Way

Right Livelihood (Sammā-Ājīva) is more than just choosing the "right" job.

It is a dynamic, living practice of compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom in our daily activities.

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Buddha Head - Antique Thai Style Sukhothai Mounted Bronze Buddha Head - 38cm/15"

Right Action (Sammā-Kammanta): Living with Integrity on the Noble Eightfold Path

Right Action is more than good behavior—it is a spiritual discipline that brings your deepest values into the world.

It is the daily art of living with integrity, choosing love over harm, and aligning your life with the Dharma.

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Japanese Buddha - Antique Japanese Style Bronze Seated Meditation Amitabha Buddha Statue - 18cm/7"

How a Buddha Statue Can Deepen Your Zen Meditation Practice

Zen meditation asks us to strip away everything that is false, until only the bare truth of the moment remains.

A Buddha statue, quietly present, does just that. It doesn’t speak.

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