Mogao Cave 66: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Mogao Cave 66: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This image is painted on the right side of the back (west) wall niche within the main chamber of Cave 66. Avalokitesvara has a high topknot and wears a crown. Flowing garments, stoles, and beaded ornaments cover the body. The slender Bodhisattva stands in a graceful pose on two lotus pedestals. The legs of the figure are especially long and thin. A canopy is depicted above the Bodhisattva, overlapping with the nimbus due to the limited space within the niche. An inscription on the side reads, “Avalokitesvara, who rescues beings from suffering.”
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 899.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 66: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 899.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 66: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:899.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 66: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 899).
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