The wooden seated Buddha in front of Chen Wenzhe is a crowned Buddha from the Amarapura period in Burma. Its features are also very obvious. Its fingers are the same length.
Most of the Buddhist statues of this period were carved from wood.
It is usually carved from five kinds of auspicious wood such as sandalwood and camphor wood. After completion, it is painted with black glue paint and gold foil.
After looking around, I still found that the Elephant Kingdom has the most Buddha statues, and most of the copper-plated Buddha statues are in the style of the Elephant Kingdom.
Of course, there are many golden Buddha statues here, but they are all very small, and the tallest one does not exceed one meter.
But even if it's one meter, it's definitely not light, it's even very heavy.
For example, there is a Buddha statue not far away. It has three elephants sitting on it. If they were all solid, they must weigh more than two tons.
Unfortunately, after touching it, I found that although the center of gravity was stable, it was hollow.
"Is this Lushi? It looks like it has been around for a long time!"
Lu Shi was the earliest practitioner in the world, and the Buddha also studied with Lu Shi at the beginning.
Later, Asan's "Vedas" introduced the world's 10 Rushi, which was also the origin of Brahmanism.
Therefore, we can say that the ancestors of all religions in the world are disciples of Lu Shi.
Before there was any religion, Lushi had become the sage that primitive shamans relied on.
Some of the Buddhist amulets sold by the Elephant Kingdom now include the ruse made of sterling silver. This thing has now become a mascot for warding off evil spirits, promoting wisdom, guarding the ancient man, and keeping the house in check.
You know everything about Guman, right? It’s a little ghost. An important specialty of the Elephant Country is Gumantong, which is called raising little ghosts in China!
If you believe this, you have it; if you don’t, you don’t have it.
For example, if Buddhists get these Buddha statues in front of them, they will do their best to worship them.
However, in the hands of the little devil, aren't they just some precious collections?
Of course, if it falls into Chen Wenzhe's hands, it will definitely become his collection.
Maybe after these treasures are shipped back to Dahai City, his museum will be built?
However, his museum must be redesigned because the original design was too petty.
Without doing any more calculations at this time, Chen Wenzhe knew for sure that the originally designed museum could not accommodate his collection at all.
I looked at the Buddha statue in front of me with joy. After looking at it, I wanted to touch it and take a photo.
These photos are also precious information in the early stage, because with them, the future museum can be designed more carefully.
"Huh? Why have you become smaller?"
I was walking among the rows of Buddha statues that were as tall as a person, but suddenly a spot became vacant. A small Buddha statue here caught Chen Wenzhe's attention.
"Fuck, is this jade? Jade Buddha?"
He touched it and unexpectedly realized that this was not the golden Buddha he imagined, but a jade Buddha.
Chen Wenzhe was very surprised when he looked at the nearly two-meter-high Jade Buddha in front of him.
He had seen some emerald Buddhas before, but the size of those emerald Buddhas was only the size of a palm, which was incomparable to this one!
When I see the Jade Buddha in front of me, its green appearance should reach the level of imperial green of glass, right?
A two-meter-tall piece of glass imperial green jade carved into a Buddha statue is still here?
Did the little devil dig into the ancestral grave of the Elephant Kingdom? Otherwise, how could such a jade Buddha appear here?
The Elephant Country is a country of tourism. Anyone who cares about tourism should visit some tourist attractions in the country.
For example, the three most famous temples are: Temple of the Golden Buddha, Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and Temple of the Reclining Buddha.
The Jade Buddha is enshrined in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. The Jade Buddha is carved from a whole piece of green and clear jade.
It is 66 centimeters high and 48 centimeters wide. It is enshrined on a throne made of gold and is priceless.
The people of the Elephant Country consider the Jade Buddha to be the treasure of the country, and this deity is also extremely powerful.
After the cabinets of the previous national governments of Elephant Country are formed, the Prime Minister and all cabinet members must go to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to swear allegiance to the country and the king to the Emerald Buddha.
If ordinary people have important matters such as further education, marriage, childbirth, employment, etc., they all go there to worship and pray.
If two people make a bet and swear an oath, they must ask the Jade Buddha to bear witness.
Every time the seasons change, a very grand ceremony is held. The king personally sprinkles water on the Emerald Buddha, bathes it, changes clothes, and changes headgear.
Such an important jade Buddha statue is only sixty-six centimeters tall, but the one in front of you is over two meters tall!
The height is actually not important, what is important is the texture of the jadeite and the processing technology.
Needless to say, the processing technology of this jade Buddha statue must be very outstanding, otherwise it would be a shame for such a good jade.
After cleaning it carefully, especially after removing the dust on it, Chen Wenzhe fell silent when he looked at the Jade Buddha in front of him.
I saw this Buddha statue with a full face, like a full moon, eyebrows like a crescent moon, half-open eyes, looking down.
The corners of the mouth are slightly upturned, with a peaceful and sweet smile.
His ears hang down and his shoulders are broad.
Wearing a cassock, his right shoulder is exposed, and his right arm wears an armband decorated with jade, agate and other precious stones.
The Buddha is sitting in lotus position, with his left hand placed horizontally on his left leg, palm upward, making a meditation seal.
This means that Sakyamuni entered samadhi in a quiet place under the Bodhi tree and finally became enlightened and became a Buddha.
The right hand is stretched straight down, and the fingers touch the ground, which is called the ground seal. It means that in the previous life, when the Buddha was in the Bodhisattva position, he made various sacrifices for all living beings and practiced various Bodhisattva practices. All this can only be proved by the earth.
The entire Buddha statue is exquisitely carved, the jade is delicate, crystal clear, polished and rounded, with smooth and graceful lines.
The proportions of each part are also harmonious and well-proportioned, showing a peaceful, tranquil, free and soft look.
The cassock on the body and the paintings on the base are also carefully painted with delicate brush strokes, giving it a sense of otherworldliness.
Such an emerald Buddha statue is a national treasure no matter where it appears, right?
Thinking of the Elephant Kingdom's respect for the 66-centimeter Buddha statue, Chen Wenzhe suddenly felt a little guilty.
Although this Buddha statue does not have much of the artistic style of the Elephant Kingdom, its base has their text.
This Buddha statue must have been made by local Chinese craftsmen, so it has a full Chinese style. However, the words on the base are too obvious and cannot be concealed.
"We can't change it!"
Chen Wenzhe was a little worried. If this Buddha statue appeared in China, would the Elephant Congress be jealous?
"Haha, even if their reclining Buddha is moved to the country, will they still have the ability to ask for it back?"
Soon, Chen Wenzhe no longer had to worry about having too many debts.
If his collection is placed in a museum, it will be troublesome to hide it in the future!
Not to mention other things, just the batch of gold objects he salvaged from the sunken ship, especially the several golden masks among them, will definitely cause trouble.
They are all troubles, and Chen Wenzhe is not afraid of more or bigger troubles.
Besides, now that China is powerful, will they still be afraid of the barking dogs of some small countries?