Shakyamuni promised, "Whosoever visualizes me with a combination of concentration and devotion, in front of them I will be, even if they cannot see me; and I will never forsake them."

This Teaching Buddha from Neko-Chan could serve as just such a visualization and object of concentration and devotion. The hands are in Vitarka mudra, a circle formed by thumb and index finger. 

Neko-Chan "search(es) the planet to find and bring you the unusual, tools and gifts that enrich the spirit." Its catalog is brimming with everything from  the practical - incense, malas and books - to the unusual - pottery, textiles and cats! "A package from Neko-Chan should bring a smile to your face."

The company "will not knowingly deal in any items which are produced by 'sweatshops', prison labor, slave labor, child labor...and (has) a policy of across-the-board boycotting of products from China to protest the Chinese take-over of Tibet." They go on to say that "There are many struggling artisans and craftpersons in China who deserve a break" and that they continue to look for and support them.

Please visit Neko-Chan Trading Company at:  http://www.neko-chan.com/

Details: 10.75 inches in height; cast in Bronze.

Made in Thailand.