{"product_id":"zen-meditating-shami-monk-statue","title":"Zen Meditating Shami Monk Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003eLook at the feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth soles are turned up, each one resting on the opposite thigh. That is full lotus, and it is the hardest way there is to sit. Small monk figures almost always cheat it, crossing the legs loosely because nobody expects a statue to be checked. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one is modelled properly, which tells you where the sculptor was spending his attention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is a shami, a novice. Not the Buddha, not an elder, but a child who has taken the first vows and is getting on with it. \u003cstrong\u003eThat is why these end up on tea tables and desks rather than altars.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Buddha is something you revere. A novice is something you recognise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hands are in the meditation gesture, right resting over left. The small raised dot on the forehead is the urna, and the long ears are borrowed from the way the Buddha is shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo tones of unglazed clay, grey for the robe and warm terracotta for the skin, so the colour is the material rather than a coat of paint on top of it. The surface stays matte and faintly sandy under the thumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor a desk, a tea table, or a shelf you pass every day.\u003c\/strong\u003e He is small, and he is not asking anything of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to place a monk statue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tea table or a study, at eye level if you can manage it. Feng shui puts calming figures in the quiet corner of a room rather than facing the door. Keep him out of direct sun, which fades unglazed clay over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple clay ceramic, unglazed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFigure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novice monk seated in full lotus, hands in the meditation gesture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte, two-tone grey and terracotta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Statue only. The tray, mala and incense in the photographs are props\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade, so colour and finish vary piece to piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52479735103790,"sku":"14:200006151","price":96.05,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/zen-meditate-monk-statue-6.webp?v=1788326373","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/zen-meditating-shami-monk-statue","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}