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Buda sedente predicando el dharma

late 8th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 242
La figura icónica de los inicios del budismo en Sri Lanka es el Buda haciendo el gesto vitarka-mudra, impartiendo al mundo su dharma. Sentado en una postura meditativa yóguica, lleva el uttarasanga monacal, un paño enrollado alrededor del cuerpo que deja al descubierto el hombro derecho al estilo budista meridional. El cabello corto y rizado del Buda evoca su renunciación al mundo material, cuando se cortó el pelo y se deshizo de sus ornamentos principescos. Las órbitas oculares estaban incrustadas con piedras preciosas o cristal de roca para conseguir un efecto realista. La protuberancia craneal en forma de llama (ushniha) es una de las principales marcas auspiciosas (lakshanas) del Buda.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Buda sedente predicando el dharma
  • Periodo: Periodo Anuradhapura tardío
  • Fecha: Finales del siglo VIII
  • Geografía: Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura
  • Material: Aleación de cobre
  • Dimensiones: a. 26,7 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, Fondo Harris Brisbane Dick, donación de la Fundación Vincent Astor, Fondo para Adquisiciones, Fondo Gala Benéfica 2008 y Fondo John Stewart Kennedy, por intercambio, 2009
  • Número de inventario: 2009.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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