Udayana Buddha
No. 3 (18) (2020), Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by Lokesh Chandra
No. 3 (18) (2020)

Udayana Buddha

Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography by Lokesh Chandra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2020.03.019
Published 2020-09-30
Lokesh Chandra
International Academy of Indian Culture

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Abstract

This article is about the image of Udayana Buddha, the history and features of its iconography. The earliest depiction is considered to be a clay statue in carve 169 of the Ping-ling-ssu (West Ch'in period, 385-431). Сave 14 of the Tun-huang Grottos has an early T'ang image of Udayana Buddha. Also known are the sculptural images of Udayana Buddha in the Kamsan-sa monastery in Korea, a wooden copy in the Saidaji monastery in Kyoto, Japan, as well as a statue transported from China in 1900 to  Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia. This article from the “Dictionary of Buddhist Iconography” by Lokesh Chandra is translated from English by S.М. Belokurova.

https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2020.03.019

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