Maijishan Grotto 127: Attendant Bodhisattvas (right wall, left side)
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Maijishan Grotto 127: Attendant Bodhisattvas (right wall, right side)
Maijishan Grotto 127: Attendant Bodhisattvas
CHINA, Gansu, Tianshui; Western Wei dynasty
These two Bodhisattvas, very similar in appearance, flank the seated Buddha in the niche at the back wall. The slender Bodhisattvas, with elaborate headdresses, have a kind countenance. They are dressed in long flowing robes with a stole, and have various ornaments adorning their necks and shoulders. Every ornament and garment fold of the Bodhisattvas is neat and sharply carved. The Bodhisattva on the right leans towards the Buddha with the hands directed in the same direction, and the Bodhisattva on the left also positions the left hand towards the Buddha.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 769.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Maijishan Grotto 127: Attendant Bodhisattvas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 769.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Maijishan Grotto 127: Attendant Bodhisattvas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:769.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Maijishan Grotto 127: Attendant Bodhisattvas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 769).
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