Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara, Chaturbhuja (Naga Figure)
Avalokiteshvara, Chaturbhuja IconographySubjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- Three Deity
- Naga Figures
- Confusions
- Others...
Videos:
- Naga Figure & Avalokiteshvara
- Chaturbhuja, HAR #2852
- A Question about HAR #2852 (open access at HAR on Patreon)
Examples: (images below)
- Avalokiteshvara Chapel, Shalu Monastery
- HAR #2852 (bottom center)
- HAR #73807 (lower left)
- HAR #89125 (lower left)
The Naga Figure in the Avalokiteshvara chapel of Shalu monastery is peaceful in appearance, white in colour, with one face and four arms, a hood of seven snakes. The lower torso is that of a coiled serpent. The first pair of hands are folded at the heart. The second right hand holds the stem of a flower the second left also holds the stem of a fruiting plant.
The Naga Figure of HAR #2852 holds two fly whisks in the second pair of hands. For HAR #73807 the image is unclear with unidentified hand attributes. For HAR #89125 the Naga holds the same attributes as Chaturbhuja with a pearl mala, white lotus flower and the first pair of hands folded at the heart.
Jeff Watt 5-2025
