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Padmapani Avalokiteshvara

Posted By: Anita Mui
Posted Date: Jun 19, 2007 (12:02 AM)

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Dear Susan

He is Padmapani Avalokiteshvara, you can Google him by using keyword "Padmapani".

I saw a band of copper or iron under the base, it may tight up the statue with the throne (the stand)please look closely.

The statue is Chinese, and I have never seen Chinese statue made of nawaloha and/or copper in Ming or Qing Dynasty (may be they have). So it is possible to be made by Chinese Communities in Thailand over 50 yrs ago, because the gold leaves were peeled off and the style of the statue is not of today.

Chinese in Thailand immigrated to Siam from time to time before or after 7-8th century AD , because China was a major trading partner of Siam, Siam sold ivory, pepper, spice, fragrance woods to China, and on the way back Siam bought gunpowder, silk, ceramic to Siam. And vessels from China were on board to Thailand, too. Anything from China was considered luxurious, expensive and valuable, Siamese royal families used ceramic ware from China (Yuan to Qing Dynasty), wearing Chinese silk, and China taught Siam to made ceramic ware from 8th Century AD, to be sold locally and exported to south east Asia.

You may see Chinese civilization left in Thailand, a wok is a cooking pan originally from China, fried food with oil are from China, shrimp paste, pig...etc but not Mahayana Buddhism.

This statue worths something, because it is unique and rare. I have no idea how much. You have to put him in the better place, not opposite the toilet, closet, shoes shelf, end of the bed (against your feet). You may offer him lotus flowers (Padmapani is related to lotus) , and light up 9 incense sticks, he will bless and protect your family. The metal made for statue itself has magic power, in ancient Thailand, they use for making daggers for destroying evil spirits.

I do not know anybody in Chicago, you may walk to China town and look for Chinese Temple, I think you may find similar statue of Padmapani there.

Best of luck.

Anita Mui

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Padmapani Avalokiteshvara - Susan - Jun 21, 2007 (12:49 PM)