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Six-armed bodhisattva, Niche 159, 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. A six-armed bodhisattva is depicted. The figure’s head is lost, and the body is severely eroded. Therefore, its identity is unknown. The figure is seated with crossed legs. Each upper hand holds an auspicious cloud with a round plate. The two middle hands have swords, while the lower hands hold a bowl before the belly. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

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Title
Six-armed bodhisattva, Niche 159, 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. A six-armed bodhisattva is depicted. The figure’s head is lost, and the body is severely eroded. Therefore, its identity is unknown. The figure is seated with crossed legs. Each upper hand holds an auspicious cloud with a round plate. The two middle hands have swords, while the lower hands hold a bowl before the belly. 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
10.14288/1.0433177
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84898
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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