Bamiyan Niche E: Maitreya Bodhisattva (prior to destruction)
Bamiyan Niche E: Niche with Maitreya Bodhisattva (prior to destruction)
Bamiyan Niche E: Maitreya Bodhisattva
AFGHANISTAN, Bamiyan
This image is located on the ceiling of Niche E, west of the East Buddha Niche in the Bamiyan Valley. It dates to around the 8th century.
The niche features the remains of a destroyed seated Buddha with a nimbus behind the head. The mural depicts a seated Maitreya Bodhisattva with four ribbons hanging down onto the shoulders, turning up at the ends. The Bodhisattva’s right hand forms a mudra at the chest, while the left hand rests upon the lap. A stole which flutters in the wind, a beaded necklace, and a bracelet all adorn the figure.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 101.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bamiyan Niche E: Maitreya Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 101.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bamiyan Niche E: Maitreya Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:101.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bamiyan Niche E: Maitreya Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 101).
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