Aksobhya Buddha
Gilt copper alloy
Aksobhya Buddha
CHINA; Ming dynasty
Aksobhya, the Immovable One, is one of the Five Dhyani Buddhas and represents the great mirror-like wisdom. The figure is seated in full lotus position on a double lotus throne, with one hand in the bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra and the other hand holding a vajra, which is one of his identifying attributes. The crown and jewelry are ornately decorated while simple stoles drape down the arms. The interlocking nimbus and aureole are portrayed in frames with reliefs of vine-like plant and flowers.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 10.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Aksobhya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 10.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Aksobhya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:10.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Aksobhya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 10).
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