Sarnath: Standing Buddha
Sandstone
Sarnath: Standing Buddha
INDIA, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi
This headless statue was unearthed at Sarnath in Varanasi but despite the obvious damage, the rest of the statue is in good condition. The figure’s right hand forms the abhaya (fearlessness) mudra while the left hand is clenched into a fist at hip level. The monastic robe is different from Gupta period (circa 320–550) sculptures in that only the left shoulder is covered. The belt of the undergarment, despite being underneath the robe, is clearly discernible. The edge of the robe drapes down the left wrist to hang in an orderly manner. This is quite rare for statues found at Sarnath since the folds are usually unequal in length.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 981.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sarnath: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 981.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Sarnath: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:981.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Sarnath: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 981).
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