Trisong Detsen
Gilt copper alloy
Trisong Detsen
CHINA, Tibet
Trisong Detsen (reigned 755–797) was the second of the Tibetan Empire’s (circa 7th–9th century) three Dharma Kings. Believed to be a manifestation of Manjusri, his statue portrays him with Manjusri’s attributes. The figure wears an ornate headdress studded with precious stones and sits in full lotus position with hands in dhyana (meditation) mudra. His eyes are cast down and he has an urna on his forehead. The figure wears a tightly sashed inner garment beneath a brocade mantle, behind which lotus flowers rise to shoulder height, supporting a sword on the left and a sutra on the right. Two lions stand guard at the base of the throne on which he is seated.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1256.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1256,
title = {{Trisong Detsen}},
volume = 13,
year = {2016}}