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  2. Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Treasure No. 78)

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    The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a gilt-bronze statue of Maitreya seated in meditation and is one of the best known and most highly regarded Korean Buddhist sculptures. [1] Now part of the collection of the National Museum of Korea, it was designated as the 78th national treasure of Korea. [2] The statue is 83.2 centimeters in height.

  3. Korean Buddhist sculpture - Wikipedia

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    The statue is believed to be a representation of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, although it is popularly known as Maitreya. The statue is over 18 meters tall and took over 30 years to complete. [48] [49] The statue is valuable because it demonstrates developments unique to Chungcheong-do and Gyeonggi-do. [48]

  4. Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (National Treasure No. 83)

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    The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a gilt-bronze statue of what is believed to be the Maitreya, the future Buddha, in a semi-seated contemplative pose. It is commonly referred to as the Contemplative Bodhisattva, Pensive Bodhisattva, or Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya in English. In Korean it is frequently referred to as pan'gasayusang.

  5. Boston Miroku - Wikipedia

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    The Sutra on Maitreya's Past Lives, written by Kaikei in 1189 found within the cavity of the Boston Miroku [8]. The sculpture was verified as the earliest work many thanks to the signature found at the bottom of the statue, which in the years following the Genpei War, the sculpture studios sought to credit their authorship, as such Kaikei's signature was accompanied by kōshō ("skillful ...

  6. Maitreya - Wikipedia

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    The Maitreya Project, building a huge statue of Maitreya in Kushinagar, India Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine; April 2010 Smithsonian Magazine Article Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine; About the Future Buddha Ariya Ajita Metteyya; The Story of the Coming Buddha: Ariya Metteyya; The Jonang Dharma on Maitreya "Maitreya" .

  7. Buddha Maitreya (sculpture) - Wikipedia

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    The Buddha Maitreya is a statue of Maitreya dated to 5th century China. Made from gilt bronze, the state is the largest early gilt-bronze Chinese sculpture.

  8. File:Indian Museum Sculpture - Bodhisattva Maitreya, Loriyan ...

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    011 Bodhisattva Maitreya, Loriyan Tangai, at the Indian Museum, Kolkata: JPEG file comment: 011 Bodhisattva Maitreya, Loriyan Tangai, at the Indian Museum, Kolkata, photograph by Anandajoti Bhikkhu: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 180 dpi: Vertical resolution: 180 dpi: File change date and time: 16:11, 1 March 2013: Y and C ...

  9. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    War's great sword, the second of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse rides on a Red Horse is War, a great sword was given to him. ( Book of Revelation ) Goliath 's sword , which was used by David to decapitate the fallen giant, and then given to him by the priest Achimelech when he ran away from King Shaul .