THIS FINE REPLICA IS COPIED USING A DIRECT MOLD USED IN MONASTERY OR MUSEUM COLLECTIONS FROM EXCAVATIONS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST CHINA. THE DEPICTION WILL USUALLY BE OF AN IMPORTANT "CHARACTER" OR PERSONIFICATION OF A CERTAIN "STATE OF MIND". THE COMPLETION STAGES IN THE BUDDHIST SYSTEM ARE ARHAT: Theravada Buddhism defines arhat (Sanskrit) or arahant (Pali) as "one who is worthy" or as a "perfected person" having attained nirvana. Other Buddhist traditions have used the term for people far advanced along the path of Enlightenment, but who may have yet to reach full Buddhahood. BODHISATTVA: (in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who can reach nirvana but delays doing so out of compassion to save suffering beings. BUDDHA: THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM & COMPASSION AND THE ATTAINMENT W/O A TEACHER.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
