Houjuji Temple: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Sandstone
Houjuji Temple: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
JAPAN, Mie, Tsu; Kamakura period
Ksitigarbha sits in half lotus position on a deep lotus throne supported on a Sumeru base. The figure and the throne are carved from four stones and then put together. A lotus petal nimbus is visible on the throne back. The figure itself is 89 cm and is simply depicted wearing monastic robes and holding a monk’s staff and a jewel. An inscription on the mandorla dates the statue to 1314.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 461.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Houjuji Temple: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 461.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Houjuji Temple: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:461.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Houjuji Temple: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 461).
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