Three Buddhas
Bronze
Three Buddhas
THAILAND
This sculpture originated from central Thailand and exhibits the Lopburi style. The seated figures are believed to represent the Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future. They are similar in design and appearance, wearing a combination of pointed leaf-crowns, earrings, and necklaces, combined with monastic robes that leave the right shoulder bare. All are in full lotus position with right hands in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The Buddhas occupy arched niches rimmed with flames, above which rise the leafy branches of Bodhi trees. The high platform supporting this composition is carved with bands of floral and foliate patterns.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1209.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Three Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1209.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Three Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1209.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Three Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1209).
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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 = 1209,
title = {{Three Buddhas}},
volume = 13,
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