Taxila Jaulian Temple: Figurine of Seated Buddha
Bronze
Taxila Jaulian Temple: Figurine of Seated Buddha
PAKISTAN, Punjab, Taxila
The figurine was excavated from the ruins of Jaulian Temple. Since most Gandharan sculptures are either carved from schist or created from stucco, this bronze form is considered rare.
The Buddha has a circular nimbus, a usnisa, and a smiling mouth. His monastic robe covers both shoulders as he sits in full lotus position with his hands in the dhyana (meditation) mudra. It is thought that the small hole above the hands was made to allow one to insert their finger as they prayed; similar holes were found on other statues within the Jaulian Temple site.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 334.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Taxila Jaulian Temple: Figurine of Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 334.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Taxila Jaulian Temple: Figurine of Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:334.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Taxila Jaulian Temple: Figurine of Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 334).
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