Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

Date
1674
Medium
stone
Culture
Nepal
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
149361

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The stone stele is carved with a standing bodhisattva supporting two lotuses that flank him on both sides. For this reason, he is called Padmapani (Lotus Bearer). In the center of his crown is a seated Buddha Amitabha. The cult of Padmapani has been extremely popular in Nepal at least since the 500s AD. An antelope skin is draped over his left shoulder, indicated his iconographic connection with Hindu ascetics.

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Credit line
Gift of Claude De Marteau
Provenance
?–1978: Claude De Marteau [d. 2017], Brussels, Belgium, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1978–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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