Vairocana Buddha
Bronze
Vairocana Buddha
INDIA / PAKISTAN
Vairocana is presented in his aspect of all-encompassing wisdom and therefore incorporates all five of the Dhyani Buddhas into the three-leaf crown, where they are seated around the stupa. Ribbons attached to sidepieces hang downward in stylized curves. A stole twines over the arms that are raised as the hands form a mudra where the right fist grasps the left forefinger. The upper body is ornamented with jewelry. The figure sits in full lotus position upon a cushion supported by seven lions standing on a double lotus pedestal.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1286.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vairocana Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1286.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Vairocana Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1286.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Vairocana Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1286).
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