Sambas: Four-Armed Bodhisattva
Gold, silver, and ruby
Sambas: Four-Armed Bodhisattva
INDONESIA, West Kalimantan, Sambas
The Bodhisattva’s elaborate topknot includes a Buddha, and tresses of hair fall down over the shoulders. A hollow nimbus circles the head that is joined at the top by an elongated mandorla. The mandorla is edged with flames and set with a red jewel at the top. The upper body of the Bodhisattva is bare except for a narrow stole worn diagonally across the chest. A star-studded skirt is about the lower body and secured by two ornamented belts. The right arm at the front is lowered in varada (wish-granting) mudra while the hand above holds prayer beads. The two left hands hold a lotus and a sutra scroll. The figure stands on the pod of a double-lotus pedestal.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 942.
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 N-Sr},
pages = 942,
title = {{Sambas: Four-Armed Bodhisattva}},
volume = 12,
year = {2016}}