Xilingol: Four-Armed Avalokitesvara
Gilt copper alloy
Xilingol: Four-Armed Avalokitesvara
CHINA, Inner Mongolia, Xilingol; Qing dynasty
This 18th century statue was discovered from monastery ruins near Dolon Nor in Xilingol during the 1930s. The figure is four armed and seated in full lotus position. The two hands at the chest initially held a jewel but it is now missing, while the other pair of hands hold prayer beads and a lotus. The openwork crown is inlaid with semi-precious stones, as is the rest of the jewelry. A Buddha can be seen standing on top of the Bodhisattva’s head.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1378.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Xilingol: Four-Armed Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1378.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Xilingol: Four-Armed Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1378.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Xilingol: Four-Armed Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1378).
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