Wooden Mayadevi Statue Measurements:13 in x 6 in; 1 lbs The vajra (symbolizing the male

The vajra (symbolizing the male principle

Handcrafted singing bowl with the 'thinking buddha' engraved inside

Traditionally made out of human skull

but as the lioness it is commonly related to the Great Mother and protection

A stone of transformation

Wooden Mayadevi Statue Measurements:13 in x 6 in; 1 lbs The vajra (symbolizing the maleHancrafted wooden Mayadevi statue. Queen Mayadevi was the birth mother of Gautama Buddha, the sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. She was sister of Mahpajpat Gotam, the first Buddhist nun ordained by the Buddha. In Buddhist tradition Mayadevi died soon after the birth of Buddha, generally said to be seven days afterwards, and came to life again in a Hindu Buddhist heaven, a pattern that is said to be followed in the births of all Buddhas.