Tibetan deer figure sculptures. Gilt - Copper material. The deer, one male and female, with their attentive demeanour, symbolise the audience of Shakyamuni Buddha's first teaching at the deer park of Sarnath after attaining enlightenment. The deer are generally placed above the front gate of a Buddhist monastery, allowing for the path toward liberation and happiness to progress
Tibetan deer figure sculptures. Gilt - Copper material. The deer, one male and female, with their attentive demeanour, symbolise the audience of Shakyamuni Buddha's first teaching at the deer park of Sarnath after attaining enlightenment. The deer are generally placed above the front gate of a Buddhist monastery, allowing for the path toward liberation and happiness to progress