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Bronze Amitabha (?)

Keywords : ฺฺBronze sculptures

Type of artworkSculpture
VillageNational Museum
Province/CityJakarta
StateWestern Java
CountryIndonesia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : -6.176944
Long : 106.821944

History of production-
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMid Central Javanese Art
Age13th-15th century BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectMahayana
Religion and beliefAmitabha is a monk of the west. He is at the fourth Eon which is the current Eon. The land where he lives is called Sukhawadee or Paradise land. Avalokitesvara is his Buddha.
Related artworkThe statue is sitting in the cross-legged position (Wachara Rasada), showing the Dhyani Mudra's meditation (Pang Meditation). This is a symbolic gesture of Amitabha. However, it is uncertain that the figure refers to the Amitabha or the Shakyamuni Buddha.

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