Vairocana Buddha
Copper alloy
Vairocana Buddha
NEPAL
Most of the Nepalese statues are heavily influenced by Indian art, as is this sculpture. Vairocana sits in full lotus position on a lotus throne. The hands are held in a variation of the Bodhiyangi (wisdom fist) mudra, which is not usually associated with this figure. The eyes are closed beneath incised eyebrows, the lines of which meet over a broad nose. A large jewel is located on top of the usnisa and an urna is in the middle of the forehead. Large floral earrings hang from the extended earlobes, and a heavy necklace collar rests close to the neck. A belt secures the lower garment, its decoration matching those of the aureole and nimbus.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1288.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vairocana Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1288.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Vairocana Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1288.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Vairocana Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1288).
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