Stone Buddha ~ Meditation

The pictured unique stone Buddha was hand crafted from a very colorful type of Himalayan stone by artisans in India. The carving is done "cave style" with only the front side carved and the rest left as natural rock. The Buddha's gesture is called the Dhyana mudra, the meditation posture also known as "samadhi" or "yoga" pose. This is the posture of meditation, of concentration (samadhi) on the Dharma, and of the attainment of spiritual perfection, or bodhi, "awakening".