ABS 053
Code: ABS 053
Country: Tibet (central)
Style: Late Pala Style
Date: 1150 - 1250
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7 x 11.6 x 4.2
Materials: Brass
Mañjushri as Dharmashankha-Samadhi
Sitting legs crossed in meditation on a lotus pedestal, the bodhisattva holds his hands joined in his lap in the gesture of contemplation. Young and handsome, he is adorned with the royal attire of the divine manifestation, his head surrounded by a pointy aureole. Two flowers blooming by his shoulders flank him, supporting a manuscript of the Prajñaparamita or “Perfection of wisdom” to his right and a half vajra to his left. This manifestation corresponds to Dharmashankha-Samadhi, a rare form of Mañjushri, bodhisattva of wisdom.
Bodhisattvas are the “heroes for enlightenment.” These advanced practitioners are motivated by compassion, and strive to help all sentient beings to attain liberation on their path to perfect Buddhahood. Their royal adornments symbolise the quality of their spiritual realisation.
Sitting legs crossed in meditation on a lotus pedestal, the bodhisattva holds his hands joined in his lap in the gesture of contemplation. Young and handsome, he is adorned with the royal attire of the divine manifestation, his head surrounded by a pointy aureole. Two flowers blooming by his shoulders flank him, supporting a manuscript of the Prajñaparamita or “Perfection of wisdom” to his right and a half vajra to his left. This manifestation corresponds to Dharmashankha-Samadhi, a rare form of Mañjushri, bodhisattva of wisdom.
Bodhisattvas are the “heroes for enlightenment.” These advanced practitioners are motivated by compassion, and strive to help all sentient beings to attain liberation on their path to perfect Buddhahood. Their royal adornments symbolise the quality of their spiritual realisation.