The word Buddha means “Awakened One”.  Buddhism, the teachings of Buddha, shows humanity how to avoid suffering, attain happiness, unfold our wisdom, become enlightened and in this way benefit self and others.

These pieces can be worn by both men and women to protect themselves from ghosts, sorcery, snakes, bad luck and the evil eye.

The face and headdress images seen on this page are taken from the original full figure sculpture.