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Secrets of Bali

by Jonathan Copeland

in consultation with
Ni Wayan Murni

"Visitors to Bali see Buddha images everywhere. They are often moved and inspired by them but wonder what they mean. They all look alike, but are subtly different."

Ni Wayan Murni
Hello Bali, February 2005

Read the full article - Buddhas in Bali

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Buddha Gold



Material: Bronze, gold paint
Style: Java
Size: Height 23 cm, width 18 cm, depth 16 cm
Order Number: BU0

Background: Buddha was born in Lumpini forest in Nepal around 566 BC and died at the age of 80 years. He proposed what is known as the Middle Way - between extreme asceticism and a life of worldly pleasure.

He renounced worldly ties soon after his wife gave birth to their son Rahul. According to the texts he got enlightenment under a bodhi tree at Gaya in Bihar. Buddhism then spread within India southwards and on to Sri Lanka.

Around the 1st or 2nd century, 500 or 600 years after his death, the first images in human form appeared in India. Rules soon developed governing his physical appearance, clothes, posture and gestures.

There are 4 postures: sitting, standing, walking and reclining.

Buddha Head 1



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 23 cm, width 20 cm, depth 12 cm
Order Number: BU1

Background: The top of his head is like a royal turban. Originally it may have been a tuft of hair, but came to be represented as a fleshy protuberance or like hair tied up in a bun. It signifies enlightenment.

Buddha Head 2



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 7.5 cm, width 5 cm, depth 4 cm
Order Number: BU2

Background: Buddha was a prince and wore heavy earrings. The weight changed the shape of his ears. When he renounced the world and became an ascetic, he discarded the earrings, but too late. His ears were already long.

Buddha Head 3



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 14 cm, width 6 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Order Number: BU3

Background: The flame on top of the head derives from Sri Lankan images.

Buddha Wairocana






Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 28.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 10 cm
Order Number: BU4

Laughing Buddha



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 14 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 6 cm
Order Number: BU5

Meditating Buddha



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 31 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 12 cm
Order Number: BU6

Background: There are 3 ways in which Buddha sits: legs folded one on top of the other; legs crossed so that the soles of the feet are exposed and turned upwards; or both legs hanging down as if sitting in a chair.

Reclining Buddha 1



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 12 cm, length 39.5 cm, width 15.5 cm
Order Number: BU7

Background: The reclining Buddha shows him finally entering into Nirvana, bringing his earthly existence to an end. He lies on his right side, using his right hand to prop up his head, while the left arm lies alongside his body.

Both feet are parallel, arranged symmetrically. The monastic robe is worn in open mode, with the right arm exposed.

Reclining Buddha 2



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 7.5 cm, length 29.5 cm, width 4 cm
Order Number: BU8

Reclining Buddha 3



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 5 cm, length 18.5 cm, width 6.5 cm
Order Number: BU9

Reclining Buddha 4



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 12 cm, length 38.5 cm, width 14 cm
Order Number: BU10

Sitting Buddha 1



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 40 cm, width 19.8 cm, depth 14.7 cm
Order Number: BU11

Background: Buddha sits on a double lotus base. His legs are folded in a lotus posture.

Sitting Buddha 2



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 10.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 4 cm
Order Number: BU12

Sitting Buddha 3



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 44 cm, width 29 cm, depth 23 cm
Order Number: BU13

Background: Buddha sits in a yoga position. His left hand is on his lap, palm up. The right hand rests on his knee. The posture is known as "calling the goddess Earth to witness". Buddha resists Mara, the god of temptation, who offers him riches and tries to turn him away from Enlightenment.

Sitting Buddha 4



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 17 cm, width 13 cm, depth 7 cm
Order Number: BU14

Sitting Buddha 5



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 27 cm, width 16 cm, depth 12.5 cm
Order Number: BU15

Sitting Buddha 6



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 13 cm, width 8 cm, depth 5 cm
Order Number: BU16

Background: After achieving Enligtenment Buddha searched out 5 ascetics he had previously stayed with for 6 years. He is shown here giving his first sermon to them in the deer park at Sarnath in eastern India.

He explains the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, which comprise the basic doctrines of Buddhism.

The gesture is called "setting the wheel of the law in motion". Both hands are brought together in front of the chest, each hand held in the same position, 3 fingers bent slightly upwards, the thumb and forefinger touching, the fingers of the left hand resting against the palm of the right hand.

Sitting Buddha 7



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 18.7 cm, width 11 cm, depth 8 cm
Order Number: BU17

Standing Buddha 1



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 22.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Order Number: BU18

Background: Buddha always wears a monk's robe, either covering both shoulders or open, so that the right shoulder is bare. Sometimes the cloth appears translucent with energy radiating from his body. His skin is always smooth and unblemished.

Standing Buddha 2



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 18 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Order Number: BU19

Standing Buddha 3





Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 50 cm, width 14 cm, depth 13 cm
Order Number: BU20

Background: Buddha's mother died 7 days after his birth. 7 years after his Enlightenment Buddha visited heaven to explain his teachings to her.

He stayed 3 months and then descended to earth on a splendid ladder. The Buddha is seen here descending the ladder. Both hands are raised to the waist and shown in the gesture of instruction.

Standing Buddha 4



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 29 cm, width 9 cm, depth 6 cm
Order Number: BU21

Standing Buddha 5





Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 41 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 6 cm
Order Number: BU22

Background: Buddha gestures for rain with his right hand at his chest. His left hand is ready to catch it. The monk's robe is rippled and covers both shoulders in the Gandhara style of north-western India. The feet are in a realistic pose.

Standing Buddha 6



Material: Brass
Style: Java
Size: Height 11 cm, width 4 cm, depth 3.5 cm
Order Number: BU23

Buddha Bust 1



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 31 cm, width 29 cm, depth 16 cm
Order Number: BU24

Buddha Bust 2



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Bali
Size: Height 14 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 7 cm
Order Number: BU25

Alpaca Sitting Buddha 1



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Bali
Size: Height 26 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 13 cm
Order Number: BU26

Alpaca Sitting Buddha 2



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Bali
Size: Height 14 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Order Number: BU27

Sitting Buddha 8



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 50 cm, width 36 cm, depth 37 cm
Order Number: BU28

Sitting Buddha 9



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 35 cm, width 21 cm, depth 19 cm
Order Number: BU29

Standing Buddha 7



Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Java
Size: Height 41 cm, width 12 cm, depth 8 cm
Order Number: BU30

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