Dameomsa Temple: Asura
Stone
Dameomsa Temple: Asura
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongju; Unified Silla dynasty
The sculpture was discovered from the ruins of Dameomsa Temple. It depicts a three-headed and eight-armed asura. While the face to the front is gentle, those to either side are wrathful. The sun and moon are carried on the raised pair of hands while the other hands hold symbols of indestructible infinite wisdom. Asura images are normally portrayed on stone stupas in bas-relief and seldom appear as solitary figures.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 283.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dameomsa Temple: Asura." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 283.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Dameomsa Temple: Asura" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:283.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Dameomsa Temple: Asura. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 283).
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