What is the best material for the Buddha statue?

1. The Buddha statue is made of wood, stone and copper. Generally speaking, there are two kinds of bronze Buddha statues and stone carvings, and

What is the best material for the Buddha statue?

1. The Buddha statue is made of wood, stone and copper. Generally speaking, there are two kinds of bronze Buddha statues and stone carvings, and each kind of Buddha statue has its own merits, so it can be considered comprehensively to choose the right one.

2. There are copper alloys such as bronze, brass and copper, but the copper used in different periods is different. The bronze statues before the Yuan Dynasty were generally made of bronze, and there were some red copper products. After the Yuan Dynasty, many so-called red bronze statues made of copper, zinc alloy, brass and pure copper appeared, while the gold-plated statues on bronze are generally called gold bronze statues, and most brass statues are not gold-plated. Copper casting is suitable for making large-scale Buddha statues, so most of the large-scale open-air Buddha statues in China are made of copper. But now the technical level of conventional bronze Buddha statues is generally not high.

3. Stone Buddha statue is a stone Buddha statue, which has the advantages of hard color, high density, high compressive strength, weathering resistance, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, low water absorption and elegant color tone. Common raw materials are rust stone, sesame white stone and golden hemp stone. In people's daily life, the common raw material of Buddha statue is granite, and the stone carving Buddha statue is also an existing variety. For example, there are many Buddha statues in Longmen Grottoes, but the disadvantage of stone carving Buddha statues is that they are heavy and difficult to move.