Kumtura Cave 45: Thousand Buddhas
Kumtura Cave 45: Thousand Buddhas (detail)
Kumtura Cave 45: Thousand Buddhas
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
This mural, representative of the Kuchean-style Thousand Buddhas, is located on both sides of the barrel-vaulted ceiling in the main chamber. The ceiling has clusters of flowers painted along the central ridge, and images of seated Buddhas decorate the white background in a staggered pattern on either side. Each Buddha is seated on a lotus throne and has a nimbus and an aureole. They wear different types of robes and each portrays a different posture or gesture. Floating clouds are depicted below the Buddhas. Some of the Buddhas have a small figure next to them making offerings.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 626.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kumtura Cave 45: Thousand Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 626.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kumtura Cave 45: Thousand Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:626.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kumtura Cave 45: Thousand Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 626).
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