Ajaya Avalokitesvara
Gilt bronze
Ajaya Avalokitesvara
CHINA; Dali Kingdom
This small statue is a product of the Dali Kingdom (937–1253) in what is now Yunnan. It was made some time during the 11th to 12th century. The slim figure stands on a lotus pedestal with the right hand held in the vitarka (teaching) mudra. A cross-legged Buddha image is on the tall headdress. The Bodhisattva wears jewelry on the bared torso and arms. The lower body is covered with a long skirt of light fabric molded close to the legs. The skirt is tied with a sash that loops in front, secured with a flower ornament similar to the smaller ornaments mounted on the belt about the waist.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 4.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajaya Avalokitesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 4.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajaya Avalokitesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:4.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajaya Avalokitesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 4).
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