Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Limestone
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA; Tang dynasty
This Bodhisattva statue is depicted with dressed hair that includes an image of Amitabha Buddha. The neck has the three lines of a great person. The bare upper body is richly jeweled and draped with a loosely hanging stole. The right forearm is missing but the left hand is intact and holds a vase. The Bodhisattva stands barefoot on a double lotus pedestal and wears a long skirt with both thighs clearly outlined.
This piece has inscriptions on the base, stating that it was dedicated by a group of donors in 706. Such inscriptions are rarely seen on Buddhist sculptures of the Tang dynasty and provide important information on the spread of Buddhism during that time.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 79.
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 A-F},
pages = 79,
title = {{Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}