Description
Shakyamuni Buddha, bronze-plated metal statue.Shakyamuni Buddha: Skt. Śākyamuni; Tib. སངས་རྒྱས་ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ་ Sangyay Shakya-t’hupa, refers to the Indian prince Gautama Siddhartha, who reached enlightenment (and thus became a buddha) in the sixth century B.C. The historical Shakyamuni Buddha is the founder and origin of Buddhism; as a buddha he is often depicted as golden in color wearing monk’s robes.
