Jindaiji Temple Sakyamuni Hall: Sakyamuni Buddha
Gilt bronze
Jindaiji Temple Sakyamuni Hall: Sakyamuni Buddha
JAPAN, Tokyo, Chofu; Hakuho period
This statue was cast using the lost-wax method. The head and body are hollow and any original gilding is lost.
The statue has a usnisa with the curled hair suggested by hammering. The facial features and three lines on the neck are stylized in their geometrical presentation. The fingers on the hands are damaged but the Buddha’s right hand is raised in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra while the left hand makes the vitarka (teaching) mudra. The figure sits on a cloth-covered bench with legs pendent and is dressed in monastic robes. The emphasized folds cascade downwards from the left shoulder, but those over the legs are only suggested.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 493.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Jindaiji Temple Sakyamuni Hall: Sakyamuni Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 493.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Jindaiji Temple Sakyamuni Hall: Sakyamuni Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:493.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Jindaiji Temple Sakyamuni Hall: Sakyamuni Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 493).
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