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Buddha Expounding the Dharma

Buddha Expounding the Dharma. Culture: Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura). Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 in. (7.9 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: late 8th century. The quintessential icon of early Buddhist Sri Lanka is the Buddha gesturing vitarka-mudra, imparting his dharma to all. Seated in a meditative yogic posture, he wears the monk's uttarasanga, an untailored length of cloth drawn tautly around the body, with his right shoulder exposed in the southern manner of Buddhism. His hair is expressed in short, tight curls to evoke his renunciation of the material world, when he cut off his hair and gave away his princely adornments. The eye sockets were inlaid with precious stones or rock crystal to add a heightened level of realism. The flame-shaped head protuberance (ushniha) is one of the principal auspicious markings (lakshanas) of Buddhahood.
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Titel:
Buddha Expounding the Dharma
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Buddha Expounding the Dharma. Culture: Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura). Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 in. (7.9 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Date: late 8th century. The quintessential icon of early Buddhist Sri Lanka is the Buddha gesturing vitarka-mudra, imparting his dharma to all. Seated in a meditative yogic posture, he wears the monk's uttarasanga, an untailored length of cloth drawn tautly around the body, with his right shoulder exposed in the southern manner of Buddhism. His hair is expressed in short, tight curls to evoke his renunciation of the material world, when he cut off his hair and gave away his princely adornments. The eye sockets were inlaid with precious stones or rock crystal to add a heightened level of realism. The flame-shaped head protuberance (ushniha) is one of the principal auspicious markings (lakshanas) of Buddhahood.
Technik/Material:
copper alloy
Zeitraum:
late Anuradhapura period (750-850)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
3203 x 4268 px | 39.1 MB
Druckgröße:
27.1 x 36.1 cm | 10.7 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)
Schlüsselwörter:
ANURADHAPURA • ASIA • ASIATISCHE KUNST • KUPFER • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SRI LANKA