Mogao Cave 17: Medicine Buddha
Ink and color on paper
Mogao Cave 17: Medicine Buddha
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
Medicine Buddha sits in full lotus position on a lotus throne. The Buddha has a tall usnisa and a square face. A red monastic robe covers the body. The left hand cradles an alms bowl in front of the abdomen, and the right hand grasps a monk’s staff. A blooming flower can be seen in the upper left corner.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 640.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Medicine Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 640.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Medicine Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:640.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Medicine Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 640).
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