Bamiyan West Buddha Niche: Arciskandha Buddha (detail) (prior to destruction)
Bamiyan West Buddha Niche: Arciskandha Buddha
AFGHANISTAN, Bamiyan
This mural was located on the east wall within the West Buddha Niche in the Bamiyan Valley. It was the first of a series of Buddhas on the inner wall, but was destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. The Arciskandha Buddha had deep blue eyes, flames rising from behind his shoulders, and held an alms bowl in the left hand. The right hand formed the dhyana (meditation) mudra. He was seated in full lotus position with a stole draped over his shoulders.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 104.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bamiyan West Buddha Niche: Arciskandha Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 104.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bamiyan West Buddha Niche: Arciskandha Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:104.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bamiyan West Buddha Niche: Arciskandha Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 104).
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