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Six-armed bodhisattva, Niche 127, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻) Anderl, Christoph

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This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. The bodhisattva is seated with crossed legs on a Sumeru throne. Each hand of the upper arms hold a circular plate, of which the plate on the left hand is slightly damaged. The middle left hand holds a bowl, while the right one holds a willow branch. The lower left hand has a noose, and the right holds a sword. The bodhisattva also wears a large headdress decorated with scroll grass patterns. A small figure, probably a child, is placed in front of the throne. Since the two standing images on both side walls are eroded, details cannot be recognized. Descriptions of the photos: Overview of niche [1] Close-up of central wall [2] Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

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Title
Six-armed bodhisattva, Niche 127, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻)
Creator
Anderl, Christoph
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2016-11-02
Description
This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. The bodhisattva is seated with crossed legs on a Sumeru throne. Each hand of the upper arms hold a circular plate, of which the plate on the left hand is slightly damaged. The middle left hand holds a bowl, while the right one holds a willow branch. The lower left hand has a noose, and the right holds a sword. The bodhisattva also wears a large headdress decorated with scroll grass patterns. A small figure, probably a child, is placed in front of the throne. Since the two standing images on both side walls are eroded, details cannot be recognized. Descriptions of the photos: Overview of niche [1] Close-up of central wall [2] Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.
Subject
Beishan; Buddhist art; Rock carving; bodhisattva; six-armed bodhisattva
Geographic Location
Chongqing (China)); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.71282; 105.71016
Type
Still Image
Language
zxx
Notes
Author Affiliations: Ghent University
Series
Cluster 3.4: Typologies of Text-Image Relations
Date Available
2023-06-13
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433153
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84874
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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