Embroidered Crown of the Five Dhyani Buddhas
Silk
Embroidered Crown of the Five Dhyani Buddhas
CHINA; Ming dynasty
This embroidered crown was used in special Buddhist ceremonies in Tibet during the early 15th century.
The crown consists of five leaves joined together by a black ribbon. The bottom of each is trapezoid in shape, while the top is in an ogee arch shape. Vairocana Buddha is in the middle with the other four Dhyani Buddhas on either side. Each Buddha sits in full lotus position upon a lotus throne and Sumeru base, and can be differentiated by their mudras and body colors. They have their hair tied in a high topknot and each has a nimbus, above which is a cloud pattern, and a multi-layer mandorla. The background of each leaf is dark orange.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 66.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Embroidered Crown of the Five Dhyani Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 66.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Embroidered Crown of the Five Dhyani Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:66.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Embroidered Crown of the Five Dhyani Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 66).
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