Buddhist Art

@buddhistart
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Hi, I'm here to keep Mastodon a beautiful place. I post an example of #BuddhistArt every day at 4 pm CET 🌸. Enjoy and have a great day 🙏
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#Chakrasamvara in union with #Vajrayogini. #Thangka (painting on silk) depicting Chakrasamvara in union with Vajrayogini. #Tibet, 18th century.
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Standing statue of the Eleven-faced #Kannon Bosatsu, made in the Muromachi period, principal image of Sugimoto-ji, the 1st temple of the Bando 33 #Kannon Pilgrimage in #Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, #Japan. Temple, the oldest temple in #Kamakura, #Japan.
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Statues of #Amida Nyorai and 25 Bodhisattvas, Sokujo-in, #Kyoto, #Japan. A total of 26 statues centered on #Amida Nyorai are enshrined on the 4th tier of the main hall. Many of the #Bodhisattva statues are depicted playing musical instruments, representing the state of leading the dead to the Pure Land. There are many pictures, but statues are very rare.
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Bongxian Temple, giant #Buddha statue.
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Seal, around 1100, #Korea, #Goryeo period (918-1392). A large quantity of bronze seals were excavated from tombs of the Goryeo dynasty. This seal bears two inscribed characters: 王 (king) and the other illegible. The red cinnabar paste is still visible, indicating it must have been used for signing various documents while its owner was alive.
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Shigatsu-do wooden standing statue of Senju #Kannon, Todai-ji, #Japan. It is called 'Shigetsu-do' or 'Sanmaido' because the Lotus Samadhi is held every April. It is said to have been created in the early #Heian period, and its plump, #Chinese-style facial features with three eyes are impressive.
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The #Buddha in #Viking #Sweden. Buddha from #Helgo, Sweden. Somehow this idol of Buddha originally from North #India reached all the way to Viking town of Helgo ca 6th century.
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A sculpted image of the buddha Hōshō Nyorai (宝生如来) dating to the 8th century within the five-storied #pagoda of Saidaiji Temple (西大寺) in #Nara, #Japan.
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Standing statue of #Amida Nyorai, said to be a work of the #Heian period.
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