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Pasho Monastery: Vairocana Buddha
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Pasho Monastery: Vairocana Buddha
CHINA, Tibet, Qamdo; 10th–11th century; Gilt copper alloy; H: 36.5 cm
This sculpture of a standing Vairocana is in Kashmiri style. The figure wears a five-leaf, ribboned crown designed with crossed discs and inlaid with turquoise. The upper body bare except for a variety of jewelry, is encircled by a buoyant flower garland that falls to the lower legs. Broad shoulders narrow to a slim waist, where a short and decorative lower robe is secured by a tasseled belt. The hands are held in this Buddha's characteristic bodhyangi (wisdom fist) mudra as the figure stands with a slight displacement of the right hip and an advanced left foot. |
