Dunkar Cave 1: Walking Buddha
Dunkar Cave 1: Walking Buddha
CHINA, Tibet, Ngari; Guge Kingdom
This mural, located on the north wall of Cave 1, portrays a Buddha encompassed by a white mandorla. The Buddha stands with one foot raised, appearing to walk forwards. He wears an ocher monastic robe and has a white nimbus with an orange border. The left hand holds an alms bowl, while the right grasps a monk’s staff that rests upon the shoulder. The large, dark-colored motif above the Buddha is believed to be a representation of a Bodhi tree.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 324.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dunkar Cave 1: Walking Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 324.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Dunkar Cave 1: Walking Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:324.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Dunkar Cave 1: Walking Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 324).
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