Seated Buddha
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Seated Buddha
KOREA; Goryeo dynasty
The Buddha sits in full lotus position wearing a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare. The deep folds arranged to form a sleeve about the left arm are skillfully depicted. The right hand rests on the calf in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The figure shows a few characteristics found on a Buddha, such as the dense curls over the mounded usnisa, the gold studded urna above the arched eyebrows, and the three lines on the neck.
The statue was probably created during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) with characteristics similar to those found in China and is proof of the cultural communication with China during that time.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 1022.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 1022.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:1022.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 1022).
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