Size: 1.75" h x 1" w
Weight: 35g
Material: Tibetan Silver
Origin: Nepal

Beautiful figurine or statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha, in sitting poisition on top of the petal throne. Craftmanship and detail on this piece is amazing!!

Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor of the historic Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.