Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas (detail)
Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas (detail)
Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas (detail)
Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas
AFGHANISTAN, Bamiyan
These images line the walls of Niche C, just below the ceiling which measures 6.5 m in diameter. The niche is located in the western Bamiyan Valley, near the East Buddha Niche, and dates to the mid to late 6th century.
Due to deterioration, there are only six standing Buddha images remaining on the southern part of the ceiling, each with damage done to the face. The Buddhas wear monastic robes which cover both shoulders, and stand on lotus pedestals while forming different hand mudras.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 100.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 100.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:100.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bamiyan Niche C: Standing Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 100).
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