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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. Avalokiteśvara - Wikipedia

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    Bronze statue of Avalokiteśvara from Sri Lanka, ca. 750 CE Veneration of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva has continued to the present day in Sri Lanka . In times past, both Tantrayana and Mahayana have been found in some of the Theravada countries, but today the Buddhism of Sri Lanka (formerly, Ceylon), Myanmar (formerly, Burma), Thailand, Laos ...

  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. 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]

  6. Longxing Temple - Wikipedia

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    [4] The Pavilion of Maitreya is dedicated to Maitreya. [4] The building has two floors while the first floor is only a circle of passageways. [4] In the center stands a 7.4 metres (24 ft) tall statue of Maitreya that was carved from a single piece of wood and decorated with colorful paints. This statue was made during the Song dynasty. [4]

  7. Maitreya - Wikipedia

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    Maitreya in a leaf from a Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra Manuscript, Bengal, early 12th century Close-up of a statue depicting Maitreya Bodhisattva at the Thikse Monastery in Ladakh, India Maitreya centered altar, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Chinatown, Singapore.

  8. Mulbekh Monastery - Wikipedia

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    Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa, at 11,495 ft from sea level and 656 ft uphill from road level, consists of a 9 m (30 ft) tall Maitreya Buddha statue, 1400 CE kharosti language edicts on the hill, and two 800-year-old gompas: Serdung gompa of Drukpa lineage and Rgaldan-se gompa of Gelugpa lineage of Buddhism.

  9. 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.