Himalayan Art Resources

Buddhist Deity: Maitreya (Leg Pendant) Sculpture

Maitreya (Leg Pendant) | Maitreya Main Page

Maitreya is depicted in a number of standard postures and iconographic forms. On occasion Maitreya is shown in a seated posture with the right leg pendant similar to forms of Avalokiteshvara. In these representations Maitreya is identified by either the stupa on the crown of the head or on a flower blossom, the water flask, a wheel, and krishnasara deerskin over the left shoulder. He can also be tentatively identified through a process of elimination by noting a lack of attributes associated with Manjushri or Avalokiteshvara.

Jeff Watt 11-2012