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Piyang Cave 5: Manjusri Bodhisattva

Piyang Cave 5: Manjusri Bodhisattva

CHINA, Tibet, Ngari

This mural is located on the east wall of Cave 5 of Area 1. The blue Manjusri Bodhisattva has a damaged face and sits in full lotus position upon a lotus throne. Manjusri is depicted holding a sword in the right hand. The figure wears a headdress, a dhoti, and various stoles.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1314.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Piyang Cave 5: Manjusri Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1314.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Piyang Cave 5: Manjusri Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1314.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Piyang Cave 5: Manjusri Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1314).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S},
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title = {{Piyang Cave 5: Manjusri Bodhisattva}},
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