Eastern Indian School of Mediaeval Sculpture c8.s2.14

c8.s2.14

(3) Lokeśvara with six hands: “In the six-armed figures like the present, we find, besides the attributes enumerated, a snare (pāśa) in the left hand, whilst that in the right hand has the appearance of a jewel.”⁵ In image No. 5860 of the Indian Museum collection we find a rosary, and a jewel (ratna) in the first two right hands, while the third is in the gift-bestowing posture. In the left hands we find, a lotus with stalk, a snare and a water vessel respectively.⁶