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Mousetoescamper

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2. The design is often called the "weeping buddha" and sometimes the "shy man"

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Sat May 4, 2024, 09:59 PM

May 2024

There are a lot of these around. They seem to have first been made in Bali during the 1980s. The statue belonged to a dear friend who died in 2011. He was a daily meditator, as I was for many years. It's a piece to ponder.

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Pondering piece [View all] Mousetoescamper May 2024 OP

Well, my dear Mousetoescamper . . . I'm wondering just what this is. CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #1

The design is often called the "weeping buddha" and sometimes the "shy man" Mousetoescamper May 2024 #2

Thanks! I guess I wasn't too far off anyway. How about that? It did make me ponder! nt CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #4

It took... 2naSalit May 2024 #3

That's great! I was way more puzzled than you were. And now I see it too, quite clearly. Thank you! nt CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #5

... 2naSalit May 2024 #6

They sure were! As I said, they sort of looked like a bandolier! CaliforniaPeggy May 2024 #7