Amitayus Buddha
Gilt copper alloy
Amitayus Buddha
CHINA; Ming dynasty
This Buddha wears a five-leaf crown and elaborately decorated jewelry. Stoles fall from the shoulders to wind about the arms. The figure sits in full lotus position with hands in dhyana (meditation) mudra. The statue is a combination of Tibetan and Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) styles. An inscription on the double lotus throne states the statue was a gift from the court of Emperor Yongle (reigned 1402–1424) to a Tibetan Buddhist leader.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 38.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitayus Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 38.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Amitayus Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:38.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Amitayus Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 38).
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