Shizhongshan Grottoes Niche 5: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Shizhongshan Grottoes Niche 5: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Yunnan, Dali; Nanzhao to Dali period
This statue is located within a shallow arched niche to the left of the main niche containing Vimalakirti. It depicts Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva seated in full lotus position on a Sumeru platform in celestial garments with an elegant headdress. The hands hold an alms bowl and a willow branch. The Bodhisattva’s aureole is petal-shaped and ringed with flames. Avalokitesvara was a highly respected figure in Yunnan during the Nanzhao (752–902) and Dali (937–1253) Kingdoms and appears in many of the caves and grottoes in the region.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1388.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shizhongshan Grottoes Niche 5: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1388.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Shizhongshan Grottoes Niche 5: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1388.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Shizhongshan Grottoes Niche 5: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1388).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S},
pages = 1388,
title = {{Shizhongshan Grottoes Niche 5: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
volume = 8,
year = {2016}}