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Nasik Cave 23: Maitreya and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattvas
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Nasik Cave 23: Maitreya and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattvas
INDIA, Maharashtra, Aurangabad; circa 6th–7th century; Stone; H: 1.5 m
These two Bodhisattvas are similar in virtually all aspects, except for the images found on their headdresses. One image depicts a stupa, so the Bodhisattva is presumed to be Maitreya, and the other depicts a Buddha image, and therefore the Bodhisattva is presumed to be Avalokitesvara. Each Bodhisattva has a nimbus, wears a high topknot, and has a smooth and round face with long earlobes that touch the shoulders. Both figures wear long dhotis and stand in a tribhanga posture. The right hands hold whisks and in the left hands they clasp long-stemmed lotuses that grow up from the ground. |
