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Nepali Statue Of Dipankara Buddha, Copper Gold Plated , Antique Finishing code: HME22226 Weight : 4.66 Kg(s) size :40x12x12 Cm

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Seller	Handmade Handicraft
Product Tags	Handmade, Handicraft, Craft, Statue, Gold Plated, Buddha, Meditation Buddha, Sitting Buddha, Buddha Statue, Copper Gold Plated, Dipankara Buddha, Statue Of Dipankara Buddha
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Nepali Statue Of Dipankara Buddha Copper Gold Plated Antique Finishing

Weight: 4.66 kg
Size: 40x12x12 cm
Material: Copper Gold Plated

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Finishing: Full Gold Gilded with Antique Patina.

Detailed Description of Mercury Gilding - Source wikipedia
Fire-gilding or Wash-gilding is a process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces the mercury being subsequently volatilized leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing 13 to 16% mercury. In the preparation of the amalgam the gold must first be reduced to thin plates or grains which are heated red-hot and thrown into previously heated mercury until it begins to smoke. When the mixture is stirred with an iron rod the gold is totally absorbed. The proportion of mercury to gold is generally six or eight to one. When the amalgam is cold it is squeezed through chamois leather to separate the superfluous mercury; the gold with about twice its weight of mercury remains behind forming a yellowish silvery mass with the consistency of butter.

When the metal to be gilded is wrought or chased it ought to be covered with mercury before the amalgam is applied that this may be more easily spread; but when the surface of the metal is plain the amalgam may be applied to it directly. When no such preparation is applied the surface to be gilded is simply bitten and cleaned with nitric acid. A deposit of mercury is obtained on a metallic surface by means of quicksilver water a solution of mercury(II) nitrate the nitric acid attacking the metal to which it is applied and thus leaving a film of free metallic mercury.

The amalgam being equally spread over the prepared surface of the metal the mercury is then sublimed by a heat just sufficient for that purpose; for if it is too great part of the gold may be driven off or it may run together and leave some of the surface of the metal bare. When the mercury has evaporated which is known by the surface having entirely become of a dull yellow color the metal must undergo other operations by which the fine gold color is given to it. First the gilded surface is rubbed with a scratch brush of brass wire until its surface is smooth.

It is then covered with gilding wax and again exposed to fire until the wax is burnt off. Gilding wax is composed of beeswax mixed with some of the following substances: red ochre verdigris copper scales alum vitriol and borax. By this operation the color of the gilding is heightened and the effect seems to be produced by a perfect dissipation of some mercury remaining after the former operation. The gilt surface is then covered over with potassium nitrate alum or other salts ground together and mixed into a paste with water or weak ammonia. The piece of metal thus covered is exposed to heat and then quenched in water.

By this method its color is further improved and brought nearer to that of gold probably by removing any particles of copper that may have been on the gilt surface. This process when skillfully carried out produces gilding of great solidity and beauty but owing to the exposure of the workmen to mercurial fumes it is very unhealthy. There is also much loss of mercury to the atmosphere which brings extremely serious environmental concerns as well.

This method of gilding metallic objects was formerly widespread but fell into disuse as the dangers of mercury toxicity became known. Since fire-gilding requires that the mercury be volatilized to drive off the mercury and leave the gold behind on the surface it is extremely dangerous. Breathing the fumes generated by this process can quickly result in serious health problems such as neurological damage and endocrine disorders since inhalation is a very efficient route for mercuric compounds to enter the body. This process has generally been supplanted by the electroplating of gold over a nickel substrate which is more economical and less dangerous.

Fire Gold Plating In Nepal

Making Process: Lost-Wax System

Dipankara Buddha: Brief Introduction

Dīpankara is one of the Buddhas of the past said to have lived on Earth one hundred thousand years.

Theoretically the number of Buddhas having existed is enormous and they are often collectively known under the name of "Thousand Buddhas". Each was responsible for a life cycle. According to some Buddhist traditions Dīpankara (also Dīpamkara) was a Buddha who reached enlightenment eons prior to Gautama the historical Buddha.
Generally Buddhists believe that there has been a succession of many Buddhas in the distant past and that many more will appear in the future; Dīpankara then would be one of numerous previous Buddhas while Gautama was the most recent and Maitreya will be the next Buddha in the future.
IconographyDīpankara is generally represented as a sitting Buddha but his depictions as a standing Buddha are common in China Thailand and Nepal; with the right hand he generally forms a protection mudra (abhaya mudra) and often he forms it with both hands.
Dīpankara is rarely depicted alone; one of the Buddhas of Bamyan destroyed by the Taliban government in Afghanistan in 2001 was said to portray Dīpankara. Statues of Dīpankara can also be found in the Longmen and Yungang Grottoes in China.
He is generally depicted with two Bodhisattvas Manjushri and Vajrapani (common in Java) or Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani (common in Sri Lanka); or with the Buddhas who come after him Gautama and Maitreya.PredictionOne story shown in Buddhist art stupas has Gautama Buddha in a former incarnation known as Sumedha a rich Brahmin turned hermit kneeling and laying his long black hair on the ground in an act of piety that the Dīpankara Buddha could cross a puddle of mud without soiling his feet. This story between Dīpankara Buddha and Shakyamuni occurred many lifetimes before Shakyamuni's eventual enlightenment. From this act Dīpankara told Sumedha "In the ages of the future you will come to be a Buddha called 'Shakyamuni'" to which Sumedha replied "I am to become a Buddha awakened to enlightenment; may you tread with your feet on my hair - on my birth old age and death." Dīpankara Buddha then said "Freed from human existence you will become an effective teacher for the sake of the world. Born among the Shakyas as the epitome of the Triple World the Lamp of all Beings you will be known as Gautama. You will be the son of King Suddhodana and Queen Maya. Shariputta and Moggallana will be your chief disciples. Your caretaker will name as Ananda."

In the 40-plus years of his life after enlightenment the Buddha Shakayamuni is said to have recounted almost 554 past life stories (called Jataka tales) of his prior existences. Gautama Bodhisattva is quoted as saying a person starts the journey to become a Buddha filling 10 Paramita or "perfections". Some sources and scriptures recount that Shakayamuni Buddha was born in the time of Dīpankara Buddha and was rich and gave away all his wealth to become a Monk. It is said that Gautama Bodhisattva received his first Niyatha Vivarana (or definite foresighting by a Buddha) from Dīpankara Buddha. This encounter among many other predictions of Shakyamuni Buddha's future enlightenment can be found in a Mahayana text named the Sangatha Sutra

Mantra for Dipankara

Om Pra Mani Dani Svaha

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