Five-Buddha Crown
Gilt copper alloy
Five-Buddha Crown
NEPAL
This Nepalese crown was worn by a vajra master while presiding over Vajrayana Buddhist rituals. An inscribed prayer dedicated to Vajrasattva dates it to 1677.
Divided into two parts, the bottom part of the crown comprises the two-layer body of the crown, with seated Buddhas on the inner layer, and five removable Dhyani Buddhas on the outside. All Buddhas sit on lotuses in full lotus position, surrounded by a floral mandorla and separated by scrolling leaf patterns decorated with gemstones. The upper portion is in the shape of an inverted alms bowl with a Buddha in the center. The finial resembles a five-prong vajra.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 102.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Five-Buddha Crown." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 102.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Five-Buddha Crown" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:102.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Five-Buddha Crown. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 102).
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