Sculpture

This small example of Padmapani, a form of Avalokitesvara, is the most popular bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, in metal is shown without ornament, standing in a modified version of the tribhanga (three bends) posture, with his identifying attribute, the lotus, grasped in the left hand, whilst the right hand, …

Kind

artefact

Date

400–600 CE