Mogao Cave 380: Heavenly Kings - Vaisravana (front wall, left of the entrance)
Mogao Cave 380: Heavenly Kings - Virudhaka (front wall, right of the entrance)
Mogao Cave 380: Heavenly Kings
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui to Tang dynasty
These figures are painted on each side of the entrance on the front (east) wall of the main chamber. They have nimbuses and wear body armor with stoles draped around their arms. Virudhaka, Heavenly King of the South, wears a crown with ribbons and raises a spear in the right hand. The left hand rests on the waist. Vaisravana, Heavenly King of the North, wears a helmet over a chain-mail hood. The figure holds a pagoda in the left hand and a spear in the right. Both Heavenly Kings’ delicate facial features and flowing stoles contrast with the rigidity of their war attire. The figures both stand triumphantly on demons.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1179.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 380: Heavenly Kings." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1179.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 380: Heavenly Kings" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1179.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 380: Heavenly Kings. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1179).
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