anonymous
De bodhisattva Manjushri
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Manjushri was venerated in China as one of the first advocates of Buddhism. On Java, he was represented as a young man with bejewelled straps across his chest. This figure’s missing hands may once have made the gesture of turning the wheel of doctrine (dharmacakra mudra): this symbolizes the beginning of the cycle of Buddhist doctrine and enlightenment.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- AK-MAK-240
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
