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Buddha Triad

CHINA; Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), dated 534; Limestone; H: 95.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA
The Buddha wears a loose monastic robe secured at the chest by a knotted belt and with neatly depicted folds. The Buddha's right hand makes the abhaya (fearlessness) mudra while the left hand forms the varada (wish-granting) mudra. The two smaller attendant Bodhisattvas are crowned and elaborately gowned. They stand upon lotus pedestals that are supported on the back of warriors. One of the Bodhisattva's head has been damaged, as has been the mandorla, although details such as apsaras, flames, and lotuses are still visible.

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