Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Ivory
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
INDIA
This ivory statue was created in Kashmir in the 8th century. The Bodhisattva was originally part of a triad depicting the teaching given by the Buddha at Vulture Peak.
Avalokitesvara wears a high headdress with an image of Amitabha Buddha. Ribbons hang from the headdress down to the shoulders. The upper body is adorned with ornate jewelry and a flower garland that hangs from the shoulders to the knees. A long-stemmed lotus is held in the left hand while the right hand forms the varada (wish-granting) mudra. The figure stands in the tribhanga posture on a lotus pedestal flanked by two human figures, one kneeling and one standing, both with palms joined.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 93.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 93.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:93.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 93).
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