Phajoding Monastery: Maitreya Bodhisattva
Gilt copper alloy
Phajoding Monastery: Maitreya Bodhisattva
BHUTAN, Thimphu
Seated with legs in the pendent position, Maitreya makes the Dharmacakra (Dharma wheel) mudra while holding lotus stems that wrap around the forearms. Supporting a stupa and a vase, the flowers bloom at shoulder level. The Bodhisattva wears a five-leafed crown that is inlaid, like the rest of his body ornaments, with turquoise. Pegs on the feet suggest they were originally resting on lotus pedestals or a footstool.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 812.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Phajoding Monastery: Maitreya Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 812.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Phajoding Monastery: Maitreya Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:812.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Phajoding Monastery: Maitreya Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 812).
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