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Java: Vairocana Buddha

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Java: Vairocana Buddha

INDONESIA, Java

The statue was unearthed from Java and depicts Vairocana seated in half lotus position on a double lotus throne with hands held in the bodhyangi (wisdom fist) mudra. The mudra is particularly associated with this Buddha. The figure wears a five-leaf crown with a cylindrical stupa located at the top. An oval nimbus rimmed with flames supports a high canopy. The head is rounded, the body stocky and richly adorned with various pieces of jewelry. The back of the throne is angular and decorated at the top with a pair of cloud ornaments that protrude out and upwards on a level with the figure’s shoulders. The circular base of the throne is decorated with incised patterns and rests on a square Sumeru base.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 489.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Java: Vairocana Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 489.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Java: Vairocana Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:489.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Java: Vairocana Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 489).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 489,
title = {{Java: Vairocana Buddha}},
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