Kathmandu: Seated Bodhisattva
Gilt bronze
Kathmandu: Seated Bodhisattva
NEPAL, Kathmandu
The sculpture was discovered at Kathmandu. The Bodhisattva sits in half lotus posture with the body curving to one side and the head inclined downward. The figure’s right hand is in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra, while the left, which once held a lotus stem, rests across the knee. A three-leaf crown surrounds a tall topknot that has a lotus bud ornament at its apex. The rest of the body is ornamented with gem-encrusted jewelry, including rings on the fingers. In addition, there is a sacred thread worn about the bare chest and a band round the slim waist, both of which are also jeweled.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 528.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kathmandu: Seated Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 528.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kathmandu: Seated Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:528.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kathmandu: Seated Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 528).
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