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Six-armed bodhisattva with attendants, Niche 119, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻)

From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)

This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. In the central wall, a six-armed bodhisattva is seated on a throne with a European posture. Both feet step on lotus flowers that emerge from the bottom of the throne. The lotus flowers are accompanied by two leaves. The bodhisattva wears a pretty headdress adorned with floral motifs and pants decorated with jewellery. The peach-shaped head halo is trimmed with flame patterns, of which the tip is attached to a motif of double-layer lotus flowers on the ceiling. A small figure is depicted on an auspicious cloud raised from the hands of the bodhisattva’s upper arms. The middle left hand holds a noose, while the right hand has a sword. The lower left hand carries a bowl in front of the belly, and the right hand has a willow branch. The bodhisattva is flanked by two standing attedants: a male figure on the left and a female one on the right. Each side wall also contains a standing figure. The one on the left side wall has a circular halo and wears a cassock. Since the image on the right side wall is damaged, its identity is unknown. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

Chongqing (China)); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.71282; 105.71016

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