Buddha Triad
Yellow limestone
Buddha Triad
CHINA; Western Wei dynasty
The Buddha sits in full lotus position on a throne wearing a robe that covers both shoulders and is opened at the front. The robe drapes over the throne in elaborate folds. Attendant Bodhisattvas with broad smiles are on either side. The Buddha has a lotus nimbus surrounded by three concentric circles. The lower part of the mandorla is plain while the upper part has a flame design. The front of the base has a mountain censer that is flanked by two Dharma protecting lions. An inscription on the sculpture dates it to 542, and names Yang Zishou as the donor.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 215.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Buddha Triad." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 215.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Buddha Triad" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:215.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Buddha Triad. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 215).
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