Amitabha Buddha
Wood
Amitabha Buddha
JAPAN
The statue was brought to Taiwan in 1918 from Myoshinji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, and is enshrined in the Great Hero Hall of Daxian Temple. It depicts Amitabha Buddha standing on a spreading lotus with hands in the abhaya (fearlessness) and varada (wish-granting) mudras. The monastic robe covers both shoulders and is opened at the front to reveal an inner garment secured at the chest. The clothing is painted black, with decorative gold patterning in a style reflective of Japan’s Edo period (1615–1868).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 32.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitabha Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 32.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Amitabha Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:32.
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. 32).
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