Amitabha Buddha
Gilt bronze
Amitabha Buddha
CHINA; Ming dynasty
The statue has several of the Thirty-Two Marks of Excellence identifying the Buddha, including the long arm that reaches below the knee, a jewel located on top and before the usnisa, an urna now only a circular indentation, and elongated earlobes. The earlobes are hollowed to accept ear pendants. The figure has eyes cast down and the head set on a neck with the three lines of a great person. The monastic robe leaves the right shoulder bare while the hem of the garment decorated with a band of foliated patterns cascades downward in ripples. The figure stands on a double lotus pedestal.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 29.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitabha Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 29.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Amitabha Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:29.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Amitabha Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 29).
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