Amulet with Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara
Wood
Amulet with Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara (cover)
Amulet with Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara
JAPAN; Heian period
This 12th century amulet was probably used by traveling monks, or placed in a monk’s quarters for personal practice. The circular amulet is carved from white rosewood. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is carved with 42 arms and is seated with legs crossed on a lotus throne. The four main hands have palms joined and perform the dhyana (meditation) mudra, while the remaining arms are outstretched. The lid is carved with an incense burner at the center supported by auspicious clouds. The two figures are Mahadevi and Vasu. There are musical instruments in the upper part.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 4.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amulet with Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 4.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Amulet with Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:4.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Amulet with Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 4).
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