Guangzhai Temple Seven Jewel Tower: Amitabha Buddha Triad Niche
Limestone
Guangzhai Temple Seven Jewel Tower: Amitabha Buddha Triad Niche
CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi’an; Wu Zhou period
The sculpture is dated to 703 by an inscription and identifies Gao Yangui as the person who commissioned it. The seated Amitabha is carved in mid-relief. The Buddha is accompanied by two Bodhisattvas who carry attributes. A stole crosses the Bodhisattvas’ chest while another stole trails down their arms to the pedestal. Two smaller figures kneel at the foot of the Buddha’s lotus throne and two more are carved into the base. The triratna is engraved in the lintel above the three figures, while apsaras float on either side.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 383.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Guangzhai Temple Seven Jewel Tower: Amitabha Buddha Triad Niche." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 383.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Guangzhai Temple Seven Jewel Tower: Amitabha Buddha Triad Niche" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:383.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Guangzhai Temple Seven Jewel Tower: Amitabha Buddha Triad Niche. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 383).
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