Subject: Peaceful Ornaments
Peaceful AppearanceSubjects, Topics & Types:
- Peaceful Ornaments Description (below)
- Thirteen Peaceful Ornaments
- Eight Jewel Ornaments
- Five Silken Garments
- Wrathful Ornaments
- Jewels
- Confusions
Eight Jewel Ornaments of a Peaceful Deity:
- Crown
- Earrings
- Choker Necklace
- Armlets
- Middle Length Necklace
- Long Necklace
- Bracelets
- Anklets
Five Silken Garments:
- Blue Silk scarf
- Five-coloured Crown Pendants
- White Upper Garment
- Lower Skirt Garment
- Sleeves (or Long Scarf) for Dancing
In Himalayan figurative art there are eleven different appearances, or figurative forms. Male and female bodhisattvas have Peaceful Appearance. The terms bodhisattva appearance, peaceful appearance, deva appearance and sambhogakaya appearance are all synonymous and refer to both male and female peaceful figures. The term bodhisattva has two meanings, an [1] abstract Buddhist meaning and [2] a descriptive art meaning. The art meaning refers to appearance only and not to the abstract function category of the figurative subject. Peaceful subjects can have more than one face and two arms however the ornaments and manner of dress is consistent and uniform with all peaceful figures.
There are of course different lists and different ways to enumerate the Thirteen Ornaments. Sometimes a belt and girdle are listed.
Jeff Watt 4-2020
