Ratnapani Bodhisattva
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Ratnapani Bodhisattva
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Ratnapani wears a three-leaf crown above a gem-inlaid topknot from which locks of hair fall over the shoulders. The Bodhisattva is adorned with a few pieces of jewelry as well as a wide sash across the upper body. A jeweled belt secures the skirt beneath, from which pleated folds emerge from between the legs. The figure is seated in the posture of royal ease upon a double lotus throne. The left hand rests on the knee and holds the long stem of a lotus flower on which rests the large jewel from which Ratnapani gains the name, “Jewel-bearer.” The right hand is extended and holds the Bodhisattva’s other attribute, a moon disc.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 877.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ratnapani Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 877.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ratnapani Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:877.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ratnapani Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 877).
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