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Samantabhadra

普賢菩薩

1100s

China, Southern Song dynasty

(1127-1279)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Image: 114.8 x 55.1 cm (45 3/16 x 21 11/16 in.); Mounted: 208.6 x 75.4 cm (82 1/8 x 29 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1962.161
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Samantabhadra holds a lotus with a sutra on top of the blossom.

Description

In the last chapter of the Lotus Sutra, one of the principal Buddhist texts, the great Bodhisattva Samantabhadra is described advancing to earth, riding on a six-tusked elephant, and proclaiming himself protector of the faithful. More frequently, he is shown with Bodhisattva Manjusri as the attendants of Shakyamuni (the historical Buddha). This scroll is probably the left panel in a triptych (group of three paintings) portraying these deities.
A hanging scroll on silk depicts the bodhisattva Samantabhadra, a figure with light skin tone and an ornate crown. Samantabhadra sits on a lotus throne atop a white elephant and wears red and green garments. A large circular halo frames their head. Below, a small attendant with dark skin tone holds a staff. The elephant, with red and green trappings, stands on lotus flowers against a dark background, framed by a blue and gold border.

Samantabhadra

1100s

China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

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