Mogao Cave 419: Illustration of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya
Mogao Cave 419: Illustration of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
This mural is displayed on the flat ceiling at the rear of the cave. It illustrates the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya. In its center is a depiction of Tusita Heaven, featuring Maitreya Bodhisattva awaiting rebirth as the future Buddha. The Bodhisattva sits upon a Sumeru throne inside a five-bay wide hall with a hip-and-gable roof. He is flanked by two standing attendant Bodhisattvas and the Four Heavenly Kings. Outside the hall are four-story buildings surrounded by verdant foliage, in which heavenly beings play music and make offerings.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1193.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 419: Illustration of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1193.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 419: Illustration of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1193.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 419: Illustration of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1193).
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