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Buda

late 5th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 236
Esta imagen del Buda encarna las cualidades de paz interior radiante y serenidad, fruto de la suprema sabiduría. La figura alzaba su mano derecha (hoy perdida) en el característico abhaya-mudra, un gesto que disipa el miedo e imparte tranquilidad. El Buda viste un simple paño monacal, y su religiosidad viene indicada por un gran halo y marcas auspiciosas (lakshanas), tanto naturales como sobrenaturales, que denotan la budeidad (estadio de perfecta iluminación). Esta imagen, que sintetiza la evolución estilística de un periodo de expansión budista, se convirtió en la representación prototípica del Buda en toda Asia.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Buda
  • Periodo: Dinastía Gupta
  • Fecha: Siglo V
  • Geografía: India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
  • Material: Piedra arenisca
  • Dimensiones: a. 85,5 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de Enid A. Haupt, 1979
  • Número de inventario: 1979.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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