Vairocana Buddha
Bronze
Vairocana Buddha
CHINA; Ming dynasty
The statue is unique in that the robes are covered with smaller images of Buddhas. Each Buddha has a nimbus and form various mudras while seated in full lotus position on a lotus throne. Some figures have names inscribed on them. A large jewel is visible on the main Buddha’s head. The figure’s neck has the three lines of a great person, while a Dharma wheel is present in the middle of the chest. The Buddha is seated in full lotus position with hands forming the uttarabodhi (supreme enlightenment) mudra. The face and the chest of the Buddha are painted in red and gold.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1285.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vairocana Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1285.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Vairocana Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1285.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Vairocana Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1285).
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