Yungang Grotto 10: Buddha Teaching the Dharma
Stone
Yungang Grotto 10: Buddha Teaching the Dharma
CHINA, Shanxi, Datong; Northern Wei dynasty
Located in the third tier on the right side of the rear chamber’s front (south) wall, this trapezoidal niche features a Buddha seated in full lotus position upon a rectangular throne. The Buddha has a high usnisa, a gentle expression, and wears a monastic robe over one shoulder. The hands form the abhaya (fearlessness) mudra. Behind the Buddha are a nimbus and mandorla decorated with flame patterns. On each side of the Buddha, four heavenly beings kneel with joined palms. The lintel of the niche above the figures is decorated with carvings of lotuses, honeysuckle patterns, and two overlapping rows of triangular patterns.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, page 1698.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Yungang Grotto 10: Buddha Teaching the Dharma." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, vol. 9, 2016, pp. 1698.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Yungang Grotto 10: Buddha Teaching the Dharma" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, 9:1698.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Yungang Grotto 10: Buddha Teaching the Dharma. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z (Vol. 9, pp. 1698).
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