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Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

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Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

NEPAL; Licchavi Kingdom

Avalokitesvara stands with one foot advanced so the weight of the body is shifted to one side. The figure wears a miter-shaped crown with a figure of Amitabha Buddha in a niche at the front. The crown is similar to pictures of 7th century royal crowns discovered by archaeologists. Pieces of jewelry and a long sacred thread adorn the body. The lower garment secured with a belt and sash that is knotted at the side is carved with geometric patterns. The Bodhisattva’s right hand forms the varada (wish-granting) mudra, and the left hand supports a long lotus stem that climbs from the ground. A female devotee kneels on the right side of the base. The mandorla behind the Bodhisattva has a beaded rim edged with flames.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 100.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 100.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:100.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 100).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F},
pages = 100,
title = {{Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
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