Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Aksobhya Buddha
Crystal
Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Aksobhya Buddha
CHINA, Yunnan, Dali; Dali Kingdom
This crystal figurine of Aksobhya Buddha was recovered from Qianxun Pagoda at Chongsheng Temple in 1978. The Buddha has curly hair and a high usnisa. The face is ruggedly carved with long eyebrows, deep eyes, a bulbous nose, and a broad mouth that bears a smile. The earlobes hang down to the shoulders and the neck is short. The Buddha sits in full lotus position and wears a robe over the left shoulder. His left hand rests in front of the abdomen with the palm facing up, while the right hand is held in the bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The body of the figure is shiny and translucent, and the carving technique is simple and unsophisticated.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 40.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Aksobhya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Aksobhya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Aksobhya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 40).
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