The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
1674
Location: Not on view
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An antelope skin is draped over his left shoulder, indicated his iconographic connection with Hindu ascetics.Description
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.- ?–1978Claude De Marteau [d. 2017], Brussels, Belgium, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1978–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1978.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 66, no. 1 (January 1979): 3–47. Reproduced: p. 31; Mentioned: p. 47, no. 160 www.jstor.org
- Sacred India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1985-January 12, 1986).Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
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