Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས།
观音菩萨
(item no. 700080)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1200 - 1299 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 30.48cm (12in) high |
| Material | Wood |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P2000.22.22 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Avalokiteshvara, Arya Lokeshvara (Tibetan: pag pa chen re zi. English: the Noble All Seeing Lord).
(For additional information on this sculpture see Phagpa Lokes'vara of the Potala by Ian Alsop).
Jeff Watt 8-2001
Exhibition: Faith & Empire - Art & Politics in Tibetan Buddhism
Thematic Sets
Sculpture: Wood & Papier Mache
Nepal: Sculpture (Wood)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Avalokita (Sculpture)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara, Pagpa Lokeshvara (4 & 108 Temples)
Sculpture: Sandalwood, Red (Zitan)
Art History: Medium, Sculpture - Wood
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 3)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 2)
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