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Summary
Eleven-Headed Guanyin
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Eleven-Headed Guanyin |
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| Description |
The bodhisattva is an enlightened being dedicated to the spiritual awakening of all beings. The compassionate bodhisattva Guanyin, in a variety of manifestations, is probably the most popular deity of worship in Chinese Buddhism. In the Esoteric Buddhist form shown here, this standing Guanyin has a total of eleven heads, with smaller ones above the principal head. The uppermost head represents the Buddha Amitabha, to whom he is closely related. The eleven heads symbolize the Buddha’s steps on the path to enlightenment. |
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| Date | 1100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Wood with polychromy and cut gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 218.5 cm (86 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Art |
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1981.53 |
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| Place of creation | China, late Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 07:48, 22 January 2019 | | 1,924 × 3,400 (573 KB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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