Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha
Limestone
Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha
CHINA, Shandong, Qingzhou; Northern Qi dynasty
The Buddha stands on a plain pedestal with hands held in the abhaya (fearlessness) and varada (wish-granting) mudras. Identifying marks of the Buddha’s status include a rounded usnisa, long earlobes, and a three lines on the neck. The figure wears a round-collared monastic robe that is covered in field-like patterns and painted predominantly in red or green, with the edges lined in gold. The garment fits tightly about the body, outlining the shape of the abdomen and legs. Long folds hang from the wrist to the lower legs. The Buddha’s skin was originally gilded, though only traces now remain of its former glory.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 639.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 639.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:639.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Longxing Temple: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 639).
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