Biyun Temple Heavenly King Hall: Maitreya Buddha
Copper alloy
Biyun Temple Heavenly King Hall: Maitreya Buddha
CHINA, Beijing; Ming dynasty
This statue is located in the Heavenly King Hall. It is modeled after the monk Qici, who was a well-known figure during the Later Liang dynasty (907–923). He was reputedly a manifestation of Maitreya and was often seen carrying a sack on a stick and begging wherever he went. He thus became known as Budai or “Cloth Sack.” The figure has a large belly and appears jovial. He wears a monastic robe that is open at the front and sits in the royal ease posture. A sack is in his left hand.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 159.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Biyun Temple Heavenly King Hall: Maitreya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 159.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Biyun Temple Heavenly King Hall: Maitreya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:159.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Biyun Temple Heavenly King Hall: Maitreya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 159).
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