Fahai Temple Great Hero Hall: Skanda
Fahai Temple Great Hero Hall: Skanda
CHINA, Beijing; Ming dynasty
This image of Skanda is located on the far right of the mural portraying Brahma, Sakra, and Heavenly Beings on the north wall of the Great Hero Hall. Skanda wears a helmet and armor with decorative animal heads on the shoulders and belly. He has a noble bearing and a rounded chin. This image is similar to other depictions of Skanda in Buddhist temples from the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, but is more refined and vivid.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 236.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Fahai Temple Great Hero Hall: Skanda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 236.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Fahai Temple Great Hero Hall: Skanda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:236.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Fahai Temple Great Hero Hall: Skanda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 236).
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