Mogao Cave 17: Bodhisattvas
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Bodhisattvas
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This fragment is thought to have been part of a painting of the Pure Land from the late 8th century. The central figure in the fragment, a Bodhisattva sitting on a lotus throne, appears to be an attendant of a larger Buddha figure. The Bodhisattva joins the palms in reverence, and is surrounded by a nimbus and an aureole. Bracelets, a stole, and a dhoti cover the body. There are three Bodhisattvas with red nimbuses on the right beside the central figure. In the lower register, three white Bodhisattvas sit behind a balustrade. Each figure wears a crown, and they all form different mudras.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 573.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Bodhisattvas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 573.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Bodhisattvas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:573.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Bodhisattvas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 573).
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