Buddha Seated in Meditation 16th century Sri Lanka. western regions This majestic Buddha is one of the finest products of sixteenth-century Sri Lankan Buddhist art. The figure is seated on a lotus-vine pedestal, deep in meditation. Numerous auspicious marks (lakshana) on his body signify his Buddhahood. Convention dictates thirty-two mahapurusalakshana and eighty lesser marks, such as the forehead mark (urna), flame protuberance (ushnisha), extended earlobes and locks of hair, and lotuses on the hand and Buddha Seated in Meditation. Sri Lanka. western regions. 16th century. Copper alloy
Buddha Seated in Meditation 16th century Sri Lanka. western regions This majestic Buddha is one of the finest products of sixteenth-century Sri Lankan Buddhist art. The figure is seated on a lotus-vine pedestal, deep in meditation. Numerous auspicious marks (lakshana) on his body signify his Buddhahood. Convention dictates thirty-two mahapurusalakshana and eighty lesser marks, such as the forehead mark (urna), flame protuberance (ushnisha), extended earlobes and locks of hair, and lotuses on the hand and Buddha Seated in Meditation. Sri Lanka. western regions. 16th century. Copper alloy with gilding. Divided Kingdoms period. Sculpture
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