◉ Thank you for viewing. Deepest gratitude! Please read the "Profile" before purchasing. ※※※ ⭕️ Essential Transaction Information ＊ Prices fluctuate based on market prices, appraisals, and valuations. ＊ Please provide your desired price when making a price negotiation comment. ＊ We will consider price reductions within a reasonable range. ※※※ ◉ Product Description The item for sale is an Edo period stone Buddha statue of a "High Priest/Arhat." Although there is age-related weathering, it is a very rare stone Buddha statue in terms of its size. Originally enshrined as a guardian deity in a courtyard shrine, it was exposed to the elements. Upon acquisition, it had years of moss and dirt, but the dirt was washed off with water so it could be enshrined indoors. The washing revealed the clear contours. Although there are some missing parts, it is a valuable piece with age. ※ The stone base is a photography prop. ※ Height: Approximately 13cm ● Arhat A person who has extinguished all earthly desires and reached the highest state of enlightenment. It refers to a saint who has reached the highest level of practice and is deeply revered, mainly in the Zen and Tendai sects. They listened to the Buddha's teachings, practiced according to them, and attained enlightenment by eliminating earthly desires. In India, saints who had attained enlightenment by eliminating earthly desires and completing true wisdom were praised as "Arhat." Sculptures and paintings depicting Arhats. Arhat is an abbreviation of "Arakan," a transliteration of the Sanskrit word "Arhan." Originally meaning Buddha himself, it narrowly refers to the highest-ranking saint among those who have attained enlightenment. Generally, the "Sixteen Arhats," sixteen high priests who are said to guide sentient beings during the period of Buddha's absence after the death of Shakyamuni until the arrival of Maitreya, are famous. There are also those called Eighteen Arhats and Five Hundred Arhats, whose numbers have increased. They are depicted in the form of a shaven-headed Bhikshu in paintings and sculptures. While examples of Buddhist disciples and Bhikshus can be seen in India, general Arhat statues are not. In China, they began to be sculpted as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but in Japan, pictorial materials have been preserved since the Heian period... The mural paintings of the "National Important Cultural Property" in the three-story pagoda of Joruri-ji Temple in Kyoto are famous. It was also brought to Japan with the spread of Zen Buddhism. ※ Requests ★ Product Valuation and Price There is no fixed price for old items with age, and the acquisition route and price vary. The value of an item differs from person to person. We set the price based on the acquisition price, market value, and condition.