Padmapani Avalokiteshvara. Vajragiri, Jajpur, 12th century AD. Bodhisattva as the lotus-bearer Padmapani was a favored form of Avalokiteshvara, the em

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Padmapani Avalokiteshvara. Vajragiri, Jajpur, 12th century AD. Bodhisattva as the lotus-bearer Padmapani was a favored form of Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of Buddhist compassion. His identifiers are the lotus (padma) held in his left hand, and the small figure of the Buddha Amitabha atop his head.

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Location: State Museum Odisha
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