Mogao Caves: Head of Mahakasyapa
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Mogao Caves: Head of Mahakasyapa
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This sculpture was found in Mogao Cave 17 and portrays an elderly Mahakasyapa with knitted eyebrows and wrinkled forehead. Though he was known for ascetic spirituality, the direct gaze and smiling mouth suggest an engaging personality.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1241.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Head of Mahakasyapa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1241.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Caves: Head of Mahakasyapa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1241.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Head of Mahakasyapa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1241).
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