BUDDHA 5.5 INCH GLASS FIGURE

Get your own 5.5 inch Buddha. This five and a half inch glass Buddha will make a great gift. Buddha himself has remained obscure despite over 2,500 years of influence on millions of people around the world. This Buddha comes is a protective box and is 5.5"x4.5"x2".

Buddha was born around 565 B.C. in Lumbini in modern day Nepal under the full moon of May to the clan of the Shakyas, a warrior tribe. The day of his birth is widely celebrated in Buddhist countries as Vesak. Gautama's father was the king of Kapilavastu in Magadha, and Gautama was born a prince, destined to a life of luxury. His name 'Siddhattha Gautama,' means 'descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims', he later became the Buddha (literally Enlightened One or Awakened One).