Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Seated Buddha
Gilt silver
Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Seated Buddha
CHINA, Yunnan, Dali; Dali Kingdom
This figurine is one of two recovered from Qianxun Pagoda at Chongsheng Temple. The Buddha has a round usnisa and a square face that expresses joy and compassion. His shoulders and chest are narrow, and he wears both an inner robe and an outer robe with a double collar and simple folds. Seated in full lotus position, the Buddha has both hands raised before his chest forming the bodhyangi (wisdom fist) mudra.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 40.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Chongsheng Temple Qianxun Pagoda: Figurine of Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 40).
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