Nagarjunakonda: Fragment of a Buddha
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Nagarjunakonda: Fragment of a Buddha
INDIA, Andhra Pradesh
Ten freestanding statues as well as some statue heads were discovered at Nagarjunakonda. These figures resembled the Amaravati style and most of them wear monastic robes that leave the right shoulder bare. The facial expressions are generally unsmiling.
The statue is cracked beneath the neck, across the shoulder. Based on the condition, it is assumed the figure was probably taller than life-size and of sturdy build. Some of the Thirty-Two Marks of Excellence are visible, such as the slight-raised usnisa, the curly hair and the presence of an urna. The clock-wise turning of the hair curls is something unique to southern India.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 738.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Nagarjunakonda: Fragment of a Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 738.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Nagarjunakonda: Fragment of a Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:738.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Nagarjunakonda: Fragment of a Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 738).
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