Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha
Copper alloy
Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha
INDIA
This work from eastern India is a mandala in the form of an eight-petal lotus. The petals of the lotus close to form a lotus bud and open to reveal the Aksobhya Buddha Mandala at the center. There is a vajra in front of the Buddha, who has a round face and a forehead inlaid with brass and silver. His features bear characteristics to that seen in the Bagan dynasty (circa 849–1287). On the inside of each of the eight petals, there is a Bodhisattva. Heavenly beings together with lotus stems and scrolling vines support the lotus from beneath. The inscription around the round base is a dedication by Dantanaga, a lay Buddhist.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 179.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 179.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:179.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 179).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 179,
title = {{Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 179,
title = {{Mandala of Aksobhya Buddha}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}