Subject: Krishnasara (Antelope)
Animals Mythical and RealSubjects, Topics & Types:
- Description
- Maitreya (below)
- Avalokiteshvara (below)
- Masterworks
- Confusions
- Others...
Videos:
- Avalokiteshvara & the Antelope Skin, Part 1
- Avalokiteshvara & the Antelope Skin, Part 2
Maitreya Bodhisattva Forms:
- Painting
- Sculpture
Avalokiteshvara Forms:
- Amoghapasha: approximately 50% with Krishnasara. All images below.
- Chaturbhuja: Sculpture, (paintings w/o Krishnasara)
- Ekadashamukha: most figures have a krishnasara.
- Jinasagara: w/o consort has a Krishnasara. Images below.
- Padmapani (with Krishnasara)
- Simhanada: no early forms. Only late forms with an antelope skin.
- Thinking Posture: approximately 50% with Krishnasara. All images below.
- Khasarpana: one early sculpture. All images below.
From the Thirty-four Jataka Stories:
25. The Fabulous Sharabha Deer, Having Compassion for an Enemy
26. The Ruru Deer, A Tale of Betrayal
- Others...
Jeff Watt, 3-2024
