Manjushri, a bodhisattva who embodies wisdom as the path to enlightenment, is closely related to the wisdom goddess Prajnaparamita. Both emerged in north Indian religious texts and imagery in the eighth century. Manjusrhi was a popular Buddhist savior figure in Licchavi Nepal.
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Title:The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Youth
Period:Licchavi–Thakuri periods
Date:10th century
Culture:Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Medium:Copper alloy
Dimensions:H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification:Metalwork
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard Benedek, 1978
Accession Number:1978.394.1
A. Richard and Laura Benedek , New York (until 1978; donated to MMA)
Dayton Art Institute. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," November 11, 1989–January 14, 1990.
Baltimore. Walters Art Museum. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," February 17, 1990–April 15, 1990.
Newark Museum. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," May 19, 1990–August 26, 1990.
Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago. "Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th–12th c.) and its International Policy," October 9, 1990–December 2, 1990.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Art of the Himalayas," December 15, 2010–December 4, 2011.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Bodhisattvas of Wisdom, Compassion, and Power," March 27, 2021–October 30, 2022.
Schroeder, Ulrich von. Indo-Tibetan Bronzes. Hong Kong: Vishual Dharma Publications, 1981, p. 327, fig. 85D.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asia. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987, p. 143, pl. 97.
Reedy, Chandra L. Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style and Choices. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1997, p. 225, fig. N235.
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