Tianlongshan Cave 21: Seated Buddha
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Tianlongshan Cave 21: Seated Buddha
CHINA, Shanxi, Taiyuan; Tang dynasty
The back (north), east, and west walls of the cave have three niches, each originally housed a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas. The main statues have either been damaged or removed from the cave.
The back wall only shows the remains of a petal-shaped nimbus and mandorla, while the statue is now preserved in the Harvard Art Museums. The Buddha has a round face, broad shoulders, and a slim waist. A monastic robe, fitting snugly to the body, crosses the left shoulder. The figure originally sat on a Sumeru throne with the hem of the robe hanging down in front. Both of the hands and the suspended hem have been lost.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, page 1456.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tianlongshan Cave 21: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, vol. 9, 2016, pp. 1456.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Tianlongshan Cave 21: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, 9:1456.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Tianlongshan Cave 21: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z (Vol. 9, pp. 1456).
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