Sujet
Bodhisattva Maitreya: The Future Buddha, 1100s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Bodhisattva Maitreya: The Future Buddha, 1100s. Dressed as a prince like all bodhisattvas, Maitreya is identifiable by the pot of nectar of immortality above his left shoulder. According to Buddhists, Maitreya will be reborn in the distant future to renew and reestablish the religion of Buddhism on earth, like the historical Buddha Shakyamuni did in the 400s BC. The blue paint on his hair indicates that this sculpture was used in Tibet. It was probably brought to Tibet, likely during the 1100s to 1200s when Buddhists relocated en masse from politically unstable northeastern India to Nepal and Tibet, where Buddhism was expanding and Indian masters, texts, and art were in high demand.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F71_309
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
117,5Mo (5,1Mo) / 45,9cm x 64,2cm / 5416 x 7581 (300dpi)