Amitabha Buddha
Gilt bronze
Amitabha Buddha
CHINA; Ming dynasty
The Buddha stands on a lotus pedestal with the hands forming the lowest grade of the highest class mudra. Both hands have thumb and index finger touching. The figure wears a monastic robe that opens at the front to reveal the chest, where a swastika symbol is embossed, identifying it as Amitabha. The robe is wrapped over both arms and extends below the knees, where a skirt then falls to the feet. The statue and pedestal were cast as one piece and later soldered to the octagonal base. The number 19 inscribed on the base is believed to record the number of pieces that were cast at the time.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 31.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitabha Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 31.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Amitabha Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:31.
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. 31).
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