Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Yunnan, Dali; Dali Kingdom
This statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was discovered in 1978 in the top section of Qianxun pagoda. The figure wears a jeweled headdress and a large amount of jewelry, the most notable being the long beaded necklace that reaches past the knees. The Bodhisattva wears a long robe and a stole is draped over the arms and flows down to form two distinct U-shapes. The Bodhisattva holds a willow branch in one hand and a lotus-shape water container in the other. The openwork nimbus has ornate flames framing the edges.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 259.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 259.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:259.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 259).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F},
pages = 259,
title = {{Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}