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Ship of Theseus is a 2012 Indian drama film written and directed by Anand Gandhi, and produced by actor Sohum Shah.The film explores "questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through the stories of an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and an enterprising stockbroker", played by Aida El-Kashef, Neeraj Kabi and Sohum Shah, respectively.
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.
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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.
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.
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]
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 ...
In Gandharan art, the Buddha is often shown under the protection of the Greek god Herakles, standing with his club (and later a diamond rod) resting over his arm. [36] This unusual representation of Herakles is the same as the one on the back of Demetrius' coins, and it is exclusively associated to him (and his son Euthydemus II ), seen only on ...