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The Kimbell seated Bodhisattva belongs to a type known as the "Kapardin" statue of the Buddha, characterized by a "Kapardin" coil of hair on the top of the head. The top of the statue was broken, and a full decorated aureola with flying attendants initially stood behind the image of the Buddha. [8]
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It is often called "the royal position" or "royal ease" in English, and is a relaxed pose typical in royal portraits and those of religious figures whose "kingly" attributes are being emphasized. The figure sits on a throne with one leg tucked inwards on the seat and the other hanging down ("pendent") to touch the ground or rest on a support ...
This is Vajrapani, a bodhisattva who is often shown protecting the Buddha. [87] Buddha is seated, normally in the lotus position, and his hands are always shown in the Dharmachakra Pravartana Mudrā, where his two hands mime his metaphor of "setting in motion the Wheel of the Dharma". This is generally only used in images of the Buddha when ...
The Bodhisattva-mahasattva seeks wealth lawfully and gives this away [to others]. 40 teeth are white and pure, well-balanced and delicate The Bodhisattva-mahasattva segregates himself from double-tongue [two-facedness], from ill-speaking and an angry mind. Two-fanged face The Bodhisattva-mahasattva practises Great Loving-Kindness towards beings.
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