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Prajnaparamita from Dong Duong

Keywords : Bodhisattva, Dong Duong, Mahayana Buddhism, Pratchayaparamitta

Site common nameDong Duong
Type of artworkSculpture
VillageDanang Museum of Cham Sculpture
Province/CityDanang
StateDanang
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 16.059722
Long : 108.223056

History of productionKing Indraworman II ordered the construction of Laksameenatarlokesarvara temple to dedicate this to Mahayan Buddhism. Now, this temple is Dong Deung Prasat, the largest Buddhist place in Vietnam
ArtThis sculpture shows a strong characteristic of the local Dong Deung art, having curly hair, cuevy eyebrows, protuding eyes, think lips, and large nose. Also, it wears two layers of cloth with a thin one inside and the other one on the outside, This kind of cloth wearing is popular in Dong Deung art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLater Period
Age19-22 Centuries Be.
ReligionBuddhism
SectMahayana
Religion and beliefPrajaparamitta is a Bhothisavara in Mahayana Buddhimsm. She is the personification of the Lord Buddha’s wisdom. Thus, she is highly respected in Mahayan Buddhism.
Related artworkIt is still not certain whether this sculpture is Tara or Prajaparamitta. Normally, Prajaparamitta hols lotus and scriptures on both hands. However, all of the holdings have been lost and only Amittapha remains on her hair.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-06-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali