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Liurong Temple Sixth Patriarch Hall: Master Huineng
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Liurong Temple Sixth Patriarch Hall: Master Huineng
CHINA, Guangdong, Guangzhou; Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), dated 989; Copper alloy; H: 172 cm
The sculpture is a realistic likeness of Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Chan school. Huineng once stayed at Liurong Temple for a while. The statue is in a hall specially dedicated to the master, where he sits straight backed on a curved teaching chair, cross-legged in meditation. The elderly face and body are emaciated and the bones show through the flesh. The wide sleeved robe and cross-collared undergarment are richly embroidered with floral borders and the robe is secured by a round ornamental buckle below the left shoulder. |
