Norbugang Monastery: Aksobhya Buddha
Silver alloy
Norbugang Monastery: Aksobhya Buddha
BHUTAN, Punakha
Aksobhya Buddha wears a five-leaf crown studded with turquoises, like his other pieces of jewelry. The openwork nimbus and aureole intersecting behind the figure are decorated with a flame-patterned rim. The gilding contrasts strongly with the silver alloy.
The figure sits in full lotus position with the right hand in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The vajra held in the left hand identifies him as Aksobhya. The lotus throne is decorated in Bhutan style with lobed petals. It rests on an engraved platform with panels depicting a warrior holding a sword and shield in the center, and two elephants on each side.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 767.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Norbugang Monastery: Aksobhya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 767.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Norbugang Monastery: Aksobhya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:767.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Norbugang Monastery: Aksobhya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 767).
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