Shuanglin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall: Skanda
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Shuanglin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall: Skanda
CHINA, Shanxi, Jinzhong; Ming dynasty
The Dharma Protector, Skanda, is to the left of the Water-Moon Avalokitesvara within the hall. The figure holds a military stance and looks fiercely sideways with glaring eyes and downturned mouth. The decorative armor worn by the figure is that of a Ming dynasty (1368–1644) general with the heads of monsters on the helmet, shoulder protectors, and stomach guard. A stole flies up behind from the momentum of the figure’s turn. One end of the stole is caught in the belt and falls to the pedestal. The sinuous rhythm of the body throws its weight onto the left leg as the right foot is moved forward.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1085.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shuanglin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall: Skanda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1085.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Shuanglin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall: Skanda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1085.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Shuanglin Temple Thousand Buddha Hall: Skanda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1085).
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