圣童森班达尔

印度,泰米尔纳德邦

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 240

在七世纪广受欢迎的圣童森班达尔是印度南部三位主要的圣人(“穆瓦尔”)之一。据传说记载,圣童森班达尔从女神乌玛处得到赠送的牛奶(由碗表示)之后,就投身于创作赞美歌以歌颂湿婆神。他抬起的一只手指向湿婆的仙居——位于喜马拉雅山脉的岗仁波齐峰。雕刻家捕捉了这位圣人孩童般的特征,但同时也刻画出他作为一位精神领袖的成熟和权威。这尊圣像原本用于寺庙庆祝神祗和圣人时的节日游行。

Child Saint Sambandar, Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu

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