Buddha Mahavairocana
by Edward Fielding
Title
Buddha Mahavairocana
Artist
Edward Fielding
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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note: the watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.
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Dainichi Nyorai (the supreme Buddha of Mahayana Buddhism as taught by the Shingon sect) represents the transcendent Buddha from whom all other buddhas and all aspects of the universe emanate. The sculpture shows him as an Indian prince in a pose similar to traditional painted depictions, in which he sat at the center of a mandala (cosmic diagram) surrounded by other buddhas and attendants. This meditating Dainichi was the focus of worship in a temple hall. Visitors prayed, made offerings, lit incense sticks, chanted, and performed rituals particular to the Shingon sect. The symbolic gesture of the Buddhas hands indicates pure meditation and the attainment of spiritual perfection.
Unknown artist, Japanese, Japan
Buddha Mahavairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), ca. 1150-1200
Cryptomeria wood
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June 8th, 2015
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