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Buddha Ratnasambhava

Keywords : Buddha, Borobudur, transcendental Buddh

Site common nameBorobudur
Type of artworkSculpture
VillageNational Museum
Province/CityJakarta
StateWestern Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 6.176944
Long : 110.821944

History of productionThe statues of Dhyani Buddha at Jakarta National Museum derive from Borobudur. Borobudur is conceptualized as Vajradhatu Mandala, the Mandala of five Dhyani Buddha.
ArtBuddha image in Central Javanese Art is inspired by both Post-Gupta and Pala art of India. The Buddha body is chubby and the forehead is adorned with Urna which is connectible to Pala art. However, some characters indicate the connection with Post-Gupta style, including the absence of the short robe at the left shoulder. Vajrasana posture is common for North Indian Buddha image and the lotus base indicates the affiliation to Pala art.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodLate Central Javanese Art
Age8th-10th Century A.D.
ReligionBuddhism
SectMahayana
Religion and beliefRatnasambhava, identifiable by his gesture Varada, is one of the five Dhyani Buddha (transcendental Buddha) who possess the immortal celestial body (Sambhogakaya). Ratnasambhava is the Dhyani Buddha of the southern direction

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali