Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha
Dolomite
Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha
SRI LANKA, North Central Province, Anuradhapura
Most of the statues excavated from this site are seated; this figure is an exception. The Buddha stands upon a double lotus pedestal and has a powerful presence with broad shoulders and a strong chest. The features are still discernible despite the wear of centuries. There are signs the eyes were once inlaid with gemstones. The folds of the monastic robe drape diagonally across the body, leaving the right shoulder bare. Both hands are missing but were obviously raised and the right may have been in abhaya (fearlessness) mudra. The fold of the robe over the left arm is particularly deep.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 51.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 51.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:51.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 51).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
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 A-F},
pages = 51,
title = {{Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}
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 A-F},
pages = 51,
title = {{Anuradhapura: Standing Buddha}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}