Bezeklik Cave 27: Thousand Buddhas (detail)
Bezeklik Cave 27: Thousand Buddhas
CHINA, Xinjiang, Turpan
Bezeklik Cave 27 was excavated after the Mongols defeated the Uighurs in ruling over Gaochang in the 13th century. The cave has a rectangular layout and a barrel-vaulted ceiling. These Thousand Buddhas are located on the ceiling.
The Buddhas sit in full lotus position surrounded by round nimbuses and aureoles. They wear monastic robes draped over both shoulders on top of an inner robe. The spaces between the Buddhas are dotted with gem-like designs.
The painting was created during the decline of Buddhism in Gaochang, and the figures were likely made using a standardized process resulting in little variation and a repetitive appearance.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 142.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bezeklik Cave 27: Thousand Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 142.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bezeklik Cave 27: Thousand Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:142.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bezeklik Cave 27: Thousand Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 142).
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