Buddha Triad
Stone
Buddha Triad
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
Bodhisattvas standing on lotus pedestals that are supported by warriors attend the Buddha on either side. The main figure has a lotus nimbus and hair sculpted in whorls. The right hand, with damaged fingers, probably forms the abhaya (fearlessness) mudra, while the left hand opens downwards in the varada (wish-granting) mudra. The layers of the Buddha’s loose monastic robe are sculpted in bas-relief and line incisions. The Bodhisattvas wear similar clothing as well as headdresses and ornate ornaments. Petal-shaped nimbuses surround their heads. Due to damage of the mandorla, only traces of decoration are visible.
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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