Mahabodhi Temple: Seated Buddha
Red sandstone
Mahabodhi Temple: Seated Buddha
INDIA, Bihar, Bodhgaya
The sculpture from Mahabodhi Temple displays features of the Mathura style in the wide, robust chest. A remnant on the left knee suggests that the hand once rested there. An extremely thick lower lip adds a severe expression to the down-turned mouth, to which the staring eyes contribute. The Buddha wears a diaphanous robe that covers only the left shoulder, where the folds are distinct. The hems are also visible over the legs as he sits in full lotus position.
A three-line inscription along the platform calls this sculpture a Bodhisattva, although it depicts a Buddha, which is a peculiarity found on Kushan works.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 651.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mahabodhi Temple: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 651.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mahabodhi Temple: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:651.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mahabodhi Temple: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 651).
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