Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Gilt copper alloy
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
KOREA; Goryeo dynasty
After Korea swore allegiance to the Yuan dynasty in 1270, it came under the influence of the Tibetan Buddhism practiced by its neighbor. This is evident in this statue of Avalokitesvara who is seated in the posture of royal ease. The figure wears a tall crown with an image of the Buddha at the front. Decorated hair braids and ribanded floral ornaments fall from the crown; the design is repeated by jewelry that cascades over the body and skirt. The right arm is supported on the raised knee. The folds of the thin material of the Bodhisattva’s robe define the shape of the legs.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 99.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 99.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:99.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 99).
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