The Buddha statues and figures that we see around us are the statues of Shakyamuni Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, born in Kapilavastu, an ancient province of Nepal, as the son of Suddhodana King and Queen Maya Devi. The Queen had few auspicious dreams before the Lord entered the womb of the sky Tushita.

As Prince Siddhartha Gautama came to the age of 28 years resigned the kingdom and live the life of a beggar. He sought and attained enlightenment in six years in a Pipal tree and became a Buddha, in Bodhgaya. After lighting gave this stanza: "Through many births have exceeded the builder of the house of pain is gone and I am more free birth"

Shakyamuni Buddha preached dharma throughout his life and light of the world had gone out and lord passed away into Nirvana at an age over 80.

Talking of Buddha statues and figures, the statues of Buddha are found in a wide variety of poses, the most common type of all is the statue of Buddha seated on a lotus position. The posture displays inner and outer balance and tranquility. Statues of Buddha in meditation posture of the hand or the Mudra are the fingers of his right hand resting lightly on the left, and who lived in the lap of an enlightened and crossing her legs in a lotus position. Many statues of Buddha sitting on a pedestal in a lotus flower which represents the enlightened being or emptiness.

Another posture is the Abhaya Mudra in which the right hand is raised and is the gesture of dispelling fear. Statues calling the earth to bear witness are represented by postures where the right hand touching the earth below, which displays total faith. Finally, the reclining Buddha statue represents Buddha's passage into death or Nirvana, like the disciples, angles and said goodbye to the gods never returned Buddha Shakyamuni. Medicine Buddha Buddha statue symbolizes the belief that parted knowledge on medicine along with spiritual guidance.

The mudras or postures of the hands of the Shakyamuni Buddha figures are in Abhaya (Fearlessness), Dhyana (meditation), Dharmachakra PARIVARTANA (turning the wheel of Dharma or doctrine or religion) and Bhumisparsa (calling the earth goddess to witness the touch of the earth by the right hand)

Buddha statues are handmade and therefore they are the workmanship of love or a loving heart and moving hands giving them shapes in definite postures. The first representations of Buddha were mounds erected on the relics of Buddha, also known as "Stupa". The exterior decoration of stupas display the entire life of the Buddha from leaving home to enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana.

All these meanings behind the Buddha statues to light memories of the enlightened master who once walked upon this earth 2500 years ago. In other words, are reminiscent of the "Great Teacher".

The largest and highest Buddha statues were found in Afghanistan which were colossal in size and have been recently destroyed by the Taliban. The statues of Buddha in Nepal are generally made of gold, granite, bronze, copper, bronze, resin, silver, ceramics, wood, etc that are put on sale at a good job of showing in Thamel and Durbar Square in the former city of Kathmandu in Nepal or sold in various online Buddha Statues store like http://himalayacrafts.com andalusia andalusia wholesale or retail. The standing Buddha statues with flowering robes is also common. And Buddha heads and hands are also for sale.