Amitabha Buddha
Gilt bronze
Amitabha Buddha
CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty
The Buddha stands on an inverted lotus pedestal that rests on a four-legged stand. The monastic robe covers both shoulders. The right hand is raised in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra, while the left hand appears to hold the robe in place. A radiating nimbus frames the head and is enclosed by a petal shaped mandorla with a flame patterned outer rim. An inscription on the stand states the statue was commissioned in 485 by Li Boxi for the well being of his family.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 28.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitabha Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 28.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Amitabha Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:28.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Amitabha Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 28).
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