Mogao Cave 17: Longevity Bodhisattva
Ink and color on linen
Mogao Cave 17: Longevity Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Five Dynasties
This banner features a standing Bodhisattva wearing a headdress, earrings, a necklace, and bracelets. The Bodhisattva joins the palms in reverence in front of the chest. A stole billows around the arms. The bare feet rest upon a lotus pedestal with red petals. The headpiece of the banner is decorated with an image of a triangular flower.
An inscription beside the nimbus of the central figure identifies it as Longevity Bodhisattva.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 629.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Longevity Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 629.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Longevity Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:629.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Longevity Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 629).
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