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Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

1674
stone
Overall: 46.3 x 23 cm (18 1/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
Gift of Claude De Marteau 1978.24
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

An antelope skin is draped over his left shoulder, indicated his iconographic connection with Hindu ascetics.

Description

The stone stele is carved with a standing bodhisattva supporting two lotuses that flank him on both sides. For this reason, he is called Padmapani (Lotus Bearer). In the center of his crown is a seated Buddha Amitabha. The cult of Padmapani has been extremely popular in Nepal at least since the 500s AD.
  • ?–1978
    Claude De Marteau [d. 2017], Brussels, Belgium, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1978–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Sacred India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).
    Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
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