Meditating Buddha Tea Pet

The auspicious handmade purple clay Meditating Buddha Tea Pet brings calm and peace to your tea ceremony.  Each small Buddha tea pet is sold individually, but you won't want your cute little pet to be alone.  Get both! Tea pets are an integral part of traditional Chinese tea tables.  The tea pet is placed on the tea table and during the tea tasting ceremony, tea is poured over the tea pet so the pet can also enjoy the tea with you.  The tea can also be gently petted onto the tea pet using a tea brush.  Chinese folklore believes that tea pets begin life without a soul but each time they are served tea they are given a soul.  Made from the traditional purple clay, the tea is absorbed and over time will gradually change the appearance of the tea pet. The gold symbol on the Red Buddha explained:  For thousands of years, the gold symbol adorned by the Red Buddha has been a Hindu and Buddhist symbol for good.  For Hindus, the symbol is a symbol of auspiciousness, prosperity and good fortune.