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Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

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

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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