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Ganesh - Antique Thai Style Bronze Seated Ganesh Statue  - 15.5cm/6"

Ganesh spielt seine Trompete: Symbolik, spirituelle Bedeutung und künstlerische Darstellungen

Ganesh, der seine Trompete spielt, ist eine Metapher dafür, die Seele durch kosmische Musik zu erwecken und Weisheit, Feier und spirituelles Erwachen hervorzurufen.

Diese Bilder vertiefen das Verständnis von Ganesha nicht nur als Beseitiger physischer Hindernisse, sondern auch als göttlicher Meister, der die Harmonie von Leben und Geist orchestriert.

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Temple Lions - Antique Thai Style Bronze Standing Singha Temple Guardians or Lions - 19cm/8" (Pair)

Singha Lions im Thailand: Mythologie, Symbolik und Wächterrolle in der thailändischen Kultur

Die dauerhafte Präsenz des Singha-Löwen spiegelt die Werte und Überzeugungen wider, die den Kern der thailändischen Zivilisation ausmachen: spiritueller Schutz, Führung, moralischer Mut und Schutz.

Ob als Wachposten in einem Tempel oder prangend auf modernen Produkten, der Singha vereint weiterhin alte Mythen und zeitgenössische thailändische Identität und ist damit eines der bedeutungsvollsten und bekanntesten Symbole der Welt Thailand.

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Buddha Statue - Antique Thai Style Bronze Rattanakosin Reclining Nirvana Buddha Statue - 19cm/8"

Erkundung des liegenden Nirvana-Buddha aus Rattanakosin im Wat Pho: Geschichte, Symbolik und kulturelle Bedeutung

Dieser umfassende Überblick präsentiert den liegenden Nirvana-Buddha aus thailändischem Rattanakosin nicht nur als prächtige religiöse Ikone, sondern auch als kulturelles Wahrzeichen Thailands historische Wiederbelebung und fortdauernde buddhistische Traditionen.

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Buddha Statue - Antique Laos Style Bronze Enlightenment Buddha Statue - 29cm/12"

Ethics Without a Soul: Practical Implications of Rejecting Atman in Buddhist Moral Life

Buddhist ethics grows directly out of the rejection of a permanent ātman, or eternal self.

Instead of protecting or perfecting an immortal soul, the ethical project focuses on transforming intentions, reducing suffering, and recognizing interdependence.

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Buddha Sculpture - Antique Khmer Style Wood Seated Buddha Statue Dhyana Meditation Mudra - 20cm/8"

Beyond the Eternal Soul: How Buddhism’s Not‑Self Doctrine Shapes Modern Meditation Practices

Buddhism’s rejection of an eternal soul shifts meditation away from discovering...

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Ganesha Statue - Antique Khmer Style Bronze Angkor Wat Ganesha Statue on Yoni - 55cm/22"

Ganesha Statues at Angkor Wat: History, Symbolism, and Hidden Hindu Heritage

Ganesha statues at Angkor Wat are rare but powerful witnesses to...

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Ganesha Statue - Antique Bayon Style Standing Khmer Red Wood Standing Ganesha Statue - 60cm/24"

What to Look for in a Long-Lasting Hindu Wood Carving

Learn how to choose a wooden Hindu statue that holds up over time, with tips on carving, wood type, and finish to keep its beauty through winter.

 

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Buddha Statue - Antique Khmer Style Bronze Seated Meditation Angkor Buddha Statue - 29cm/12"

How Khmer Kings’ Religious Ambitions Built the Immense Scale and Grandeur of Angkor Wat

The religious ambitions of the Khmer kings, especially Suryavarman II, directly drove Angkor Wat’s vast scale, cosmic layout, and extraordinary decorative program.

The temple was conceived as both a divine residence and a royal funerary monument, so its grandeur had to match the king’s desire to embody and immortalize his religious devotion.

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Antique Khmer Style Seated Bronze Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Statue - 53cm/21"

Four Faces of Avalokitesvara in Khmer Art: Meaning, History, and Symbolism of Cambodia’s Compassionate Faces

Four-faced images of Avalokitesvara in Khmer art are significant because they visualize universal, all‑directional compassion while also embodying royal power and protection over the Khmer kingdom.

They fuse Mahayana bodhisattva symbolism with local ideas of the god‑king and Brahma-like four-faced deities, making them a uniquely Khmer expression of Avalokitesvara’s presence.

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Buddha Statue - Antique Thai Style Stone Dvaravati Protection Buddha Statue - 76cm/30" Tall

Dvaravati Buddha: History, Art, and Meaning of an Early Thai Buddhist Icon

The Dvaravati Buddha refers to Buddha images created under the Mon-Dvaravati culture of central Thailand between roughly the 6th and 11th centuries, and these sculptures are among the earliest, most influential Buddhist icons in mainland Southeast Asia.

They crystallize a distinct Thai–Mon Buddhist aesthetic that bridges Indian models and later Khmer, Sukhothai, and Lanna imagery, while embodying early Theravāda and Mahāyāna devotional practices in the Chao Phraya basin.

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Antique Khmer Style Bronze Shiva Linga / Lingnum - 22cm/9"

Shiva in Southeast Asia: How His Symbolism Reveals the Region’s Syncretic Religious Soul

Shiva’s symbolism in Southeast Asia beautifully illustrates how Hindu, Buddhist, and indigenous traditions blended into fluid, living religious cultures rather than rigid, separate systems.

Across Khmer, Thai, Javanese, and other regional contexts, Shiva’s images and attributes were reinterpreted to support royal power, local spirits, and Buddhist devotion all at once.

 

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