Longxing Temple: Seated Buddha
Limestone
Longxing Temple: Seated Buddha
CHINA, Shandong, Qingzhou; Northern Qi dynasty
The statue was unearthed from the site of Longxing Temple in 1996. The Buddha is seated in half lotus position on a round lotus throne. The Buddha’s usnisa is almost indistinct as it is covered with curled hair. The robust figure, on which traces of the original gilding remain, wears a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare. Though the right arm is broken, enough remains of the left hand to see that it is likely held in varada (wish-granting) mudra. The statue’s simple but fluid lines are indicative of sculptures from the Northern Qi dynasty (550–577).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 633.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Longxing Temple: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 633.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Longxing Temple: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:633.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Longxing Temple: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 633).
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