Statue, buddha statuette. Bodhisattva Chenrezi. Alaskan yellow cedar. Exceptional craftsmanship. Removable Dimensions 32cm/16cm/15cm

Statue, Buddhist statuette. Bodhisattva Chenrezi/ Guan Yin/ Butsu kannon in his esoteric form called with a thousand arms (description below)

Alaskan yellow cedar.

Exceptional craftsmanship, exercised by master Japanese sculptor. Removable in 3 parts, the crown, the Buddha can separate from the base in case of travel

Dimensions 28cm high by 14cm wide by 12cm deep.

YELLOW CEDAR (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) belongs to the Cupressacae family and is commonly known as yellow cedar, Alaskan cedar and Nootka cypress. Its species name nootkatensis refers to the Nootka tribe of Vancouver Island, on whose lands the tree was first found. The scientific appellation of yellow cedar has an illustrated history, with many aliases such as Callitropsis nootkatensis, Xanthocyparis nootkatensis and Cupressus nootkatensis. Currently the accepted name is Cupressus nootkatensis due to molecular genetic findings in 2010 which place the plant in the genus Cupressus. However, it is still an ongoing debate and many botanists and literary sources still refer to it as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Yellow cedar wood is exceptionally durable and sturdy and it is for this reason that it is often used in building structures such as shingles, posts, exterior doors, decks, stairs and landscaping. . The wood also has an even density, making it a popular choice with the fact that yellow cedar wood lacks visual grains. Indigenous peoples had many uses for wood, making objects such as blankets, bows, bowls, and boat building.

BODHISATTVA GUAN YIN / CHENREZI

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Hindi अवलोकितेश्वर Avalokiteśvara “lord who watches from above”, Chinese 觀世音 Guānshìyīn or 觀音 Guānyīn, Shanghainese Kueu(sy)'in, Korean Gwanseeum 관세음, Japanese 観音 Kan'non, Tibetan Chenrezig, Vietnamese Quán Thế Âm, Indonesian Kwan Im, Khmer លោកេស្វរ Lokesvara), is arguably the most revered and popular great bodhisattva among Great Vehicle Buddhists. He is also used as a yidam (tutelary deity) in tantric meditations. Protean and syncretic bodhisattva (he can represent all other bodhisattvas), embodying ultimate compassion, he can be feminine in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam, in the form of Quan Yin. He is considered the protector of Tibet where King Songtsen Gampo and later the Dalai Lamas are seen as his emanations. This is also the case with other tulku such as the karmapa.

Also called Padmapāṇi or Maṇipadmā, he is invoked by the famous mantra Om̐ Maṇipadme hūm (ॐ मणिपद्मेहूम्). Chenrezi is the bodhisattva of love and compassion.

The aim of Chenrezi Puja is to develop loving friendship and compassion for all living beings without distinction. Chenrezi manifests in different forms: the 10-headed, 1000-armed Chenrezi of compassion is the best known: he promised his spiritual father, Amitabha Buddha, to expend all his energy to liberate all living beings and not to rest until all living beings are delivered from

their suffering. Should he ever doubt his mission, 'then may my head splinter into ten and my body into 1000'. When, after meditating deeply and reciting the Mani Mantra non-stop, he saw that the ocean of suffering still had not emptied, then he fell into deep despair and broke his head into 10 and his body in 1000. The six-syllable mantra OM MANI PEME HOENG is the best-known mantra of Tibetan Buddhism.