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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Five Dynasties to Northern Song dynasty (907–1127); Ink and color on silk; 84.4 x 61.7 cm; British Museum, London, United Kingdom
This 10th century painting depicts Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sitting on a lotus throne, wearing bright gold ornaments and a crown. A dark green stole floats around the six arms. The two raised hands hold a red sun disc with a bird in the center and a white moon disc containing a tree. The two middle hands each form the vitarka (teaching) mudra, and the two lower hands hold a vase and prayer beads. On the sides of the painting, there are scenes of devotees being rescued from danger after reciting the name of Avalokitesvara, a practice described in the Universal Gateway Chapter " of the Lotus Sutra. On the left |
