Pargarbu Cave 1: Mural
Pargarbu Cave 1: Mural - Vairocana Buddha and Four-Armed Avalokitesvara
Pargarbu Cave 1: Mural
CHINA, Tibet, Ngari
This well-preserved mural is located on the right end of the east wall. The top features an undulating canopy, with two rows of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas beneath. In the top row the Buddhas are, from left to right, Vairocana Buddha, Amoghasiddhi Buddha, and a Four-Armed Avalokitesvara. The bottom row features Ratnasambhava Buddha, who forms the varada (wish-granting) mudra, Aksobhya Buddha, who forms the bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra, and Green Tara.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1303.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Pargarbu Cave 1: Mural." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1303.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Pargarbu Cave 1: Mural" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1303.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Pargarbu Cave 1: Mural. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1303).
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