Gaheungdong: Standing Buddha
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Gaheungdong: Standing Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Yeongju; Unified Silla dynasty
The Buddha wears a three-leaf crown decorated with flowers. The neck is relatively short and the shoulders are slightly rounded under the monastic robe. The folds are slightly raised and fall in a series of regular waves while the edge of the left sleeve has a unique sawtooth pattern. The right hand is raised at chest level, probably in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra, and the left hand hangs down at the side. The Buddha stands out in relief from the flame patterned mandorla that encloses an aureole and nimbus with rosettes about the rim. Buddha statues in this style with a mandorla shaped like this were usually created during the mid-Unified Silla dynasty (668–935). The statue was listed as Treasure No. 60 in 1963.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 363.
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 = 363,
title = {{Gaheungdong: Standing Buddha}},
volume = 11,
year = {2016}}