Eastern Indian School of Mediaeval Sculpture c8.s2.3

c8.s2.3

(1) Lokeśvara with two hands: he holds a lotus with stalk in the left hand, while the right is stretched down in the posture of bestowing gifts.¹ Examples :— I. M. No. B. G. 140 and N. S. 2073. Tārā and Hayagrīva are present in B. G. 54.² In certain cases a new variety known as Khasarpaṇa³ is obtained by the addition of another lotus stalk to the right and the portrayal of the five Dhyānī Buddhas on the back slab.