Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Gilt bronze
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA; Dali Kingdom
The Bodhisattva stands in a balanced posture on a double-lotus pedestal. A vase is held in the left hand while the right hand is raised with the forefinger pointing. The ornate headdress is covered with filigree and includes five Buddha images. Dragon heads are on either side of the headdress and more dragons decorate the lower garment. A stole winds about the arms and falls on either side of the skirt. Some of the ornate jewelry displays religious scenes. The circular disc worn at the abdomen depicts the parinirvana of the Buddha, while another ornament at shin-level depicts a Buddha flanked by seated attendants.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 84.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 84.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:84.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 84).
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