Indian and Himalayan Art Ratnasambhava Buddha Probably made in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia11th - 12th century Artist/maker unknown, India Copper alloy with silver inlay Currently not on view 2009-110-1 Gift of Hannah L. Henderson and J. Welles Henderson in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2009 |
LabelRatnasambhava is one of a group of five meditating buddhas often called Dhyani (self-born, eternal) Buddhas. In Vajrayana Buddhism, each Dhyani Buddha emanates and encompasses a segment of the cosmos, physical and mental, and is considered to head a "family" of deities and their associated teachings; Ratnasambhava heads the fourth family and the southerly direction. He can be identified by his right hand lowered in the palm-outward gesture of generosity. The thick, U-shaped folds of his robe, the modeling of his delicately inlaid face, and the form of his flaming halo all indicate that this figure originated in the region around Ladakh (now in India) at a relatively early date.Social Tags [?]buddhist [x] kashmiri artist [x] ladakh [x] tibetan sculpture [x] western tibet [x] [Add Your Own Tags] |
