![]() ![]() This Buddha is easy to see from a great distance and has long ears and the traditional clothes which s Buddha wears. “The caves at Yungang in Shanxi Province in central China, contain many examples of the earliest phase of Buddhist sculpture in China, including the monumental seated Buddha in Cave 20. There are many examples of sculptures from this period in these caves. The cave 20 is one of the earlier caves in this location. ![]() The faces of the figures have been restored although they are not exactly the same as the original figures were. This material was partly destroyed by harsh weather, including strong wind and fluctuating temperatures. The sandstone rock served for carving of the details which can be seen in a perfectly shaped mandorla and robe of Buddha. The bottom parts of these figures are ruined because of the material which is soft and manageable for sculpting. There are holes in the wall which served to hold the shield made of wood that protected the Buddha. There is also another smaller Buddha behind the central figure. They vary in size from animals and tpys a few inches high to gigantic horses, Bactrian camels, armed men, dancers, musicians women figurines were predominate Human figurines were made in molds, with front and back cast separately animals were made in several pieces They declined after the mid 8th centuryģ0 4.The colossal Buddha from Cave 20, dated from the 5th century, has the height of 14m and is a remarkable example of art in China. Song, 520 CEĢ7 4.16 Isometric view of the timber-framing, main hall, Foguangsi temple,Ģ9 Three-color wares They were tomb deposited earthenware with pigments She is depicted as a lady in white robe or a bodhisattva with a thousand handsĢ1 Pagoda Watchtower-like structure (from clay models made for the dead to use afterlife) Represents the center of the earth, axis mundi Han period, exterior decorated with paint and lacquer Motifs evoke the World outdoors (trees and birds)Ģ6 Brick Pagoda of Songyuesi, Mt. The transformation marked the Sinification of Avalokistesvara by the Chinese who believed in the Lotus Sutra, which gives Ava the ability to assume innumerable forms. ![]() Avalokitesvara (Chinese: Gyanyin) became highly popularġ4 4.17 Western paradise, Dunhuang, Tang Dynasty, late 8th cīodhisattva of Compassion He was regarded as the guide of souls and one who bring the blessing of many children Reside in the Western paradise of Amithaba In Chinese art, he is depicted as a male bodhisattva, like those of India, until around the end of the 12th C (early part of Song Dynasty) He gradually transform into a male figure with some female qualities such as the body, the face, and the hands By the 17th century (Ming period), the male form was replaced with more feminine formġ6 4.18 Gyanyin as the Guide of Souls, Dunhunag, 10th c.ġ7 Lotus sutra Gyunyin images became feminized represented as a middle-aged fair lady in a white robe. Many were decorated with wall paintings the themes mainly focus in the Western Paradise of Amitabha Buddha. They were carved out of natural soft gravel cliffs approximately a thousand caves but only half of them survived. The Buddha seated in mediation (fifteen meters)ġ3 Dun Huang caves Buddhist caves situated on the Silk Route it is an important stopping between the N and S tracks of the Tarim Basin. ![]() Cave 20 was is one of the oldest caves, dedicated by the Toba Wei rulers. The Silk Route Buddhist Caves Mural Paintingħ Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism: Western Paradise (Pure Land paradise) spread from India around the 5th century, Esoteric Buddhism (Tang-7th) and Ch’an Buddhism (Song-10th) Important images are Amida Buddha (Amitabha) who resides in the Western paradise, Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha) and Gyanyin (bodhisattva of Compassion) Amida Gyanyin (became more feminine from 1279) Maitreya: laughing pot-bellied Buddha in Chinaĩ 4.12 Colossal Buddha, Cave 20, Yungang Cave, late 5th C.ġ0 Yangang Caves 50 caves at Yangang began around (Capital moved to Luoyang) (contemporary with Ajanta caves in India) located in Shanxi. ![]()
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