# Vietnam White Marble Teaching Buddha for a Tabletop Water Fountain, 18 Inch > An 18-inch Vietnam white marble Buddha in vitarka mudra on a lotus base, sized to sit beside a tabletop water bowl or fountain. **Source:** https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-teaching-buddha-for-a-tabletop-water-fountain-18-inch **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. This 18-inch Buddha sits cross-legged on a lotus base with his right hand raised at the chest, thumb and forefinger meeting in a small circle. That is vitarka mudra, the gesture of teaching: the circle stands for the Dharma, complete and unbroken, passed from teacher to student in conversation. The left hand rests open in the lap, the eyes are lowered, and the head carries the ushnisha and tight rows of curls, with a soft halo behind the shoulders. ## Sized for a tabletop fountain Most water-feature Buddhas are planned for a courtyard or a pond edge. This one is the household size. At 18 inches it sits comfortably on a low table, a console or a meditation shelf beside a shallow stone bowl, a small bubbling fountain or an indoor water wall. The double lotus base lifts the figure clear of the water line, so he is always seated above the bowl, never at floor level, and the broad footprint keeps him steady on a polished or wooden surface. The teaching gesture suits a room where people sit, read or talk. Where a meditating Buddha turns inward, the raised hand faces the room, which makes this form a natural choice for a study, a yoga corner or the entrance to a home meditation space. ## The stone: Vietnam white marble Vietnam white marble is a cool, clean white, closer to fresh milk than to ivory, with only faint grey clouding. Here it carries a soft satin polish: light rolls gently over the robe folds and the petals of the lotus, and thin edges such as the earlobes and the fingers of the raised hand hold a slight translucency in window light. Next to water the satin surface is easy to wipe free of splash marks, and sealing it keeps it looking crisp in a humid room. ## Adjusting it to your space The height, the depth of the lotus base and the halo can all be adjusted before carving begins. Tell us the size of your bowl or fountain and the table it will sit on, and we will confirm the dimensions, weight and a quote, with crating and delivery in India or abroad. ## Specifications - **Material:** Vietnam White Marble - **Finish:** Soft polish (satin) - **Colour:** Cool White - **Height:** 18 inches - **Width:** 12 inches - **Depth:** 8 inches - **Weight:** 16 kg - **Ideal for:** Tabletop water fountain, Home meditation corner, Study or reading room, Yoga studio 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/vietnam-white-marble-teaching-buddha-for-a-tabletop-water-fountain-18-inch.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 - [Vietnam White Marble Earth-Touching Buddha for an Indoor Koi Pond, 3 Feet](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-earth-touching-buddha-for-an-indoor-koi-pond-3-feet) - [Vietnam White Marble Reclining Buddha for a Reflecting Pool, 5 Feet Long](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-reclining-buddha-for-a-reflecting-pool-5-feet-long) - [Vietnam White Marble Standing Buddha for an Indoor Pool Courtyard, 5 Feet](https://www.tilakmandirwala.com/products/vietnam-white-marble-standing-buddha-for-an-indoor-pool-courtyard-5-feet) ## 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%20Vietnam%20White%20Marble%20Teaching%20Buddha%20for%20a%20Tabletop%20Water%20Fountain%2C%2018%20Inch.%20Product%20link%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tilakmandirwala.com%2Fproducts%2Fvietnam-white-marble-teaching-buddha-for-a-tabletop-water-fountain-18-inch - 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.