Bingling Temple Cave 6: Standing Bodhisattva
Bingling Temple Cave 6: Standing Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Linxia; Northern Zhou dynasty
This sculpture is located on the south wall of the cave. The Bodhisattva stands barefoot upon a semicircular pedestal, holding a vase and prayer beads. The figure has a round face with a flat forehead, arched eyebrows, and a pointed nose. The small mouth has a slight smile, and the neck is long and slender. The figure wears a short headdress, a necklace, and bracelets. A stole is draped over the shoulders and crossed in front of the abdomen, looping over the seemingly heavy robes which hang to the Bodhisattva’s feet. This sculpture is an excellent example of Northern Zhou dynasty (557–581) Bodhisattva images.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 162.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bingling Temple Cave 6: Standing Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 162.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bingling Temple Cave 6: Standing Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:162.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bingling Temple Cave 6: Standing Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 162).
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