A RARE STANDING BODHISATTVA MANJUSHRI SCULPTURE FROM KASHMIR IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

                                         

A  RARE  STANDING  BODHISATTVA  MANJUSHRI  SCULPTURE  FROM  KASHMIR IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM  MASSACHUSETTS , USA

This is a 7th-8th century Manjushri  Sculpture  from  Kashmir. Done in  brass with silver and copper inlay,  this sculpture is on display in Harvard University Art Museum at Arthur M. Sackler   section.

The Museum  clarifies as under :

"This is considered a rare sculpture of Manjushri  from Kashmir with silver-inlaid eyes and copper-inlaid lips, wearing a dhoti longer on one side and decorated with a lotus print inlaid with silver and copper. The lotus on the palm of his right hand, the buckle on his belt and parts of his other accessories are inlaid with silver. He holds a flower topped with the Prajnaparamita sutra and his adorned with a Kashmiri-style crown with a crescent moon design, floral earrings, beaded accessories including a garland."

(Avtar Mota)

PS

Manjushri the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, normally holds a sword in one hand, to cut off all delusion,  and a Prajnaparamita Wisdom text in the other . A lotus is also associated with Manjushri.Manjushri idols or painted images are  revered and meditated upon by Buddhists world over.

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