Komyoji Temple: Child-Granting Avalokitesvara
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Komyoji Temple: Child-Granting Avalokitesvara
JAPAN, Ehime, Shikokuchuo; Edo period
Praying to Avalokitesvara who grants children or protects those who were pregnant or were with child was at one time a popular practice. The figure here was originally carved into a living conifer but the tree was later cut down in order to preserve the carving. Inside the narrow cave-like opening, the Bodhisattva cradles a baby that peacefully sucks its thumb. The figure’s hair is covered with a shawl while the body is wrapped in heavy clothing. There is a radiating nimbus behind the figure’s head.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 553.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Komyoji Temple: Child-Granting Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 553.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Komyoji Temple: Child-Granting Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:553.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Komyoji Temple: Child-Granting Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 553).
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