Jingang Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Jingang Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
TAIWAN, Hsinchu
The statue was produced either in 1922 when the temple was first built or during its reconstruction in 1953. Avalokitesvara leans with one hand on a rock and holds a sutra scroll in the other hand. A shawl covers a high topknot restrained by a golden band and drapes down to cover the shoulders. An ornate necklace with many pendants is visible on the chest, exposed by the elegant open robe that falls to the ankles. One foot rests on a golden blossom. Behind the Bodhisattva is a pot from which rises a lotus plant with both blossoming and podded flowers. Statues in this posture, with both legs pendent, derive from the form of Water-Moon Avalokitesvara evolved during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and later.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 494.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 494,
title = {{Jingang Temple: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
volume = 11,
year = {2016}}