Buddha Triad
Limestone
Buddha Triad
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
Two smaller Bodhisattvas accompany the Buddha on either side. The whole composition is encased in a plain petal-shaped mandorla that is broken at the tip. The heads of all three figures are surrounded by a nimbus, with two layers of petals clearly depicted in that of the Buddha. The Buddha makes the abhaya (fearlessness) and varada (wish-granting) mudras and is clad in a loose monastic robe with vividly shaped details. The Bodhisattvas are similarly clothed and wear crowns with swaying ribbons while standing on lotus pedestals that are supported by warriors.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 212.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Buddha Triad." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 212.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Buddha Triad" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:212.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Buddha Triad. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 212).
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