# Cast Marble Dust Bhumisparsha Buddha Murti, 12 in > Studio-cast white marble dust Buddha in Bhumisparsha mudra: a 12-inch altar-shelf murti with a matte, vein-free surface. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/marble-dust-bhumisparsha-buddha-murti-12in **Business:** Tilak Mandirwala — made-to-order marble temples (mandirs), statues and decorative handicrafts. Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Founded 2006. **How it works:** Each piece is carved to order by the independent master sculptors TMW works with in Jaipur's Khajane Walon Ka Rasta sculptors' market. TMW designs the piece with the customer, briefs the sculptor, and follows it through to delivery and installation. **Pricing:** request-for-quote — pieces are custom, so the site carries no list prices. **Ships:** across India; export enquiries welcome. **About the image:** a design visualisation, not a photograph of stock on hand. The piece is carved to order after the design is agreed. **Availability:** made to order. ## The earth-touching gesture Bhumisparsha marks the moment just before enlightenment. Seated beneath the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, in present-day Bihar, the Buddha is challenged for his right to that seat and answers without speaking. He reaches down and touches the ground, calling the earth itself as his witness. This murti follows that account closely. The right arm drops over the right knee with the fingertips resting on the base, the left hand lies flat in the lap with the palm turned upward, and the eyes stay lowered rather than meeting the viewer. The face carries the marks that identify the form: the ushnisha rising through tight snail-shell curls, the elongated earlobes left by the heavy earrings of his years as a prince, and a plain monastic robe drawn over the left shoulder that leaves the right shoulder bare. It is the posture most often carved in eastern Indian Buddhist sculpture, and the one most people picture when they picture a seated Buddha. ## Cast marble dust, not quarried stone This piece is cast rather than carved, and it is worth being plain about what that means. Marble dust composite is finely crushed marble bound in resin, poured into a mould and then finished by hand. The sanding, the edge work and the detail across the face, fingers and drapery are all done by the artisan families we work with once the casting has cured. The result behaves differently from quarried stone in ways you can see at close range: the grain is very fine and unusually even, there is no veining anywhere on the surface, and the colour settles into a natural white with the faintest cream warmth, rather than the cool brightness of Vietnam marble or the fuller cream of Makrana. The matte, honed surface carries no glassy reflection, so the robe folds and the lotus petals stay legible under ordinary room light. ## Sizing it for a shelf or a desk At 12 inches tall, roughly 6 inches across and 5 deep, this is a shelf-scale murti rather than a floor piece. It sits comfortably on the middle tier of a home mandir, on a study desk beside a lamp, or on a narrow altar ledge with a diya and a folded cloth alongside, which is the arrangement the piece was designed around. Weight is close to 7 kg, so a wooden shelf or a stone ledge carries it without reinforcement, though a glass shelf should be checked against its rating first. Two placement conventions are worth following: keep the murti raised on its own base or a low chowki rather than resting it directly on the floor, and where the room allows, seat the Buddha facing east toward the sunrise. Leave a hand's width of clear space on either side so the lotus base is not crowded by lamps and offerings. ## Making it yours Everything on this page is made to order, so treat the specification as a starting point rather than a fixed catalogue entry. The same Bhumisparsha form can be made larger for a meditation room or a garden pavilion, or worked in Makrana white marble, Vietnam white marble, black granite or Dholpur pink sandstone if you would rather have quarried stone than a cast composite. The finish can move from this matte surface to a soft satin polish, and the lotus base can be plain, tiered, or swapped for a simple squared plinth. Tell us the shelf you are filling and the budget you have in mind, and we will work the design out with you, brief the sculptor, and follow it through to your door. ## Specifications - **Material:** Marble Dust Composite - **Finish:** Matte (honed) - **Colour:** White - **Height:** 12 inches - **Width:** 6 inches - **Depth:** 5 inches - **Weight:** 7 kg - **Ideal for:** Pooja room, Study desk, Gifting Stone, size and finish are all changeable — these are the specifications of the piece as shown. ## Media ### Images (1) - https://vptrobfqdvauunfvodxw.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/tmw-media-assets/Statue%20product%20images/marble-dust-bhumisparsha-buddha-murti-12in.webp (primary, concept render) All media is public and CORS-open — fetch directly, no signing or proxy needed. ## Part of - [Statues](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/collections/custom-marble-statues) ## Related pieces - [Makrana White Marble Bhumisparsha Buddha Statue, 24 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-bhumisparsha-buddha-statue-24in) - [Makrana White Marble Karana Mudra Buddha Statue, 24 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/makrana-white-marble-karana-mudra-buddha-statue-24in) - [Dholpur Pink Sandstone Bhumisparsha Buddha Statue, 48 in](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/dholpur-pink-sandstone-bhumisparsha-buddha-statue-48in) ## Enquire about this piece - WhatsApp, message pre-written: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=919766532408&text=Hi!%20I'd%20like%20a%20quote%20to%20have%20this%20design%20made%3A%20Cast%20Marble%20Dust%20Bhumisparsha%20Buddha%20Murti%2C%2012%20in.%20Product%20link%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tilakmandirwala.com%2Fproducts%2Fmarble-dust-bhumisparsha-buddha-murti-12in - Tell us the size, the stone and where it is going. We will send you a quote and a timeline. ## Contact Tilak Mandirwala - Email: info@tilakmandirwala.com - Phone: +91 92141 72150 - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919766532408 - Enquiry form: https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/contact - Store: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/best-mandir-shop-jaipur Enquiries are quoted per piece: share the deity or object, an approximate height, and the stone you have in mind.