Kizil Cave 77: Vajradhara and Apsaras
Kizil Cave 77: Vajradhara and Apsaras
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
This mural was originally on the outer wall of the rear corridor, above a statue of a reclining Sakyamuni Buddha. The figure on the left is Vajradhara, who wears a jeweled crown, ornaments, and a belt around the waist. He holds a vajra in the left hand near his waist, and flowers in the right. The second figure is an apsara who plays a long-necked moon-shaped lute, and the third is a dancing apsara. The apsaras follow Vajradhara, who flies toward Sakyamuni Buddha to pay his respects.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 525.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kizil Cave 77: Vajradhara and Apsaras." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 525.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kizil Cave 77: Vajradhara and Apsaras" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:525.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kizil Cave 77: Vajradhara and Apsaras. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 525).
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