ABS 331
Code: ABS 331
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1100 - 1300
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 8.3 x 27.5 x 6.3
Materials: Brass
Standing Ratnasambhava – “Jewel-Born,” one of the five transcendent Buddhas
Standing on a double lotus throne supported by horses, Ratnasambhava, “The Jewel-born,” appears young and handsome, richly adorned with silks and jewels proper to the divine manifestation. His right extended hand performs the generosity gesture while his left is held in contemplation before his waist.
Among the five transcendental Buddhas or Jinas, Ratnasambhava dwells in the South and represents the element earth. Lord of the Jewel (Ratna) family, his symbol his the jewel, and his skin has the colour of gold. Embodiment of the wisdom of equality, he eradicates the mental poison of pride.
Representations of the transcendent Buddhas standing are rather unusual and rare, and jinasare principally figured seated (see ABS 208).
Standing on a double lotus throne supported by horses, Ratnasambhava, “The Jewel-born,” appears young and handsome, richly adorned with silks and jewels proper to the divine manifestation. His right extended hand performs the generosity gesture while his left is held in contemplation before his waist.
Among the five transcendental Buddhas or Jinas, Ratnasambhava dwells in the South and represents the element earth. Lord of the Jewel (Ratna) family, his symbol his the jewel, and his skin has the colour of gold. Embodiment of the wisdom of equality, he eradicates the mental poison of pride.
Representations of the transcendent Buddhas standing are rather unusual and rare, and jinasare principally figured seated (see ABS 208).