Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c9.s1.27

c9.s1.27

The walking Vasishṭha is an emaciated figure of Asceticism leaning on a staff which he holds in his left hand and making a sign by his right hand. The recorded tradition is that he is here represented in the act of constructing a hermitage on Mount Potalaka, the abode of his Deity, Avalokiteśvara.