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Manjusri

Keywords : Bodhisattva

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

History of production-
ArtOne important aspect of eastern Java sculpture is the back started to feature “Bua leaf” which is a unique feature of this period. This sculpture in particular has less ornaments than other eastern Java sculptures making it more similar to those of Central java art. It may be possible that it was built during the transitional period.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodEastern Javanese Art
Age16-20 centuries BE.
ReligionBuddhism
SectMahayana
Religion and beliefManjusri is the Bhodhisattava of wisdom in Mahayana Buddhism. The righ hand holds a sword showing a seperation from ignorance. The lefy hand holds Pratchayaparamitra scripture, the scripture of enlighthenment, to the chest.

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