[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Sculpture # 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 --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-9-1979](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-9-1979) · Pramāṇa