Buddha Shakyamuni 8-inch A man drinking alcohol –

A man drinking alcohol – attachment

They embellish the background of thangkas and decorate furniture

Often called the stone of magic

It is Kalachakra – depicted here blue in hue and with many arms

such as turquoise

Buddha Shakyamuni 8-inch A man drinking alcohol –Buddha Shakyamuni was born Siddhartha, the only son of an Indian king. At his birth, it was prophesied that he would either become a great king or the Buddha of this age. His father determined that his son follow in his footsteps and prolong the dynasty, believed that the only way he could prevent his son from renouncing the world was to confine him to the palace, thus shielding him from understanding the suffering of worldly life. One day, on an