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Maijishan Grotto 142: Cross-Ankled Bodhisattva

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Maijishan Grotto 142: Cross-Ankled Bodhisattva

CHINA, Gansu, Tianshui; Northern Wei dynasty

\This statue of a crossed-ankled Bodhisattva is located on the left wall. Behind the Bodhisattva is a mandorla with a flame pattern. The Bodhisattva has a high topknot and is richly adorned with jewelry. The figure wears a flowing robe that extends to the ground.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 791.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Maijishan Grotto 142: Cross-Ankled Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 791.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Maijishan Grotto 142: Cross-Ankled Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:791.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Maijishan Grotto 142: Cross-Ankled Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 791).
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pages = 791,
title = {{Maijishan Grotto 142: Cross-Ankled Bodhisattva}},
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