Sudhana
Wood
Sudhana
CHINA; Yuan dynasty
The Indian youth Sudhana, whose name means “wealth,” according to the “Gandavyuha Chapter” of the Avatamsaka Sutra, was so named due to miraculous appearance of treasures at his birth. Sudhana visited over 50 spiritual mentors, and realized the teachings of the Dharma realm after receiving teachings from them.
This sculpture of him is a 13th century work, with the top-knotted Sudhana, palms joined in reverence, looking upwards to one side and smiling. He is dressed in a large sleeved gown that sways buoyantly. The figure has a robust build and appears relaxed and lively.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1172.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sudhana." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1172.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Sudhana" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1172.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Sudhana. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1172).
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