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A gilt-bronze figure of Bhairajyaguru
15th century

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

4 December 2008, 12:00 HKT

Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

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A gilt-bronze figure of Bhairajyaguru

15th century
Finely cast seated dhyanasana, with right hand in bhumisparsamudra, left hand supporting a bowl, his full round face with serene features flanked by pendulous ears, the well-proportioned, realistically-protrayed body clad in monastic robes that gather in folds across his body and fall in pleats from his left shoulder.
16cm (6 1/4in) high.

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Bhaisajyaguru is popularly depicted in China as one of the trinity of Buddhas, along with Shakyamuni and Amitabha. He symbolises healing, and creates the analogy of Buddha being the cure for all the suffering in the world.

He first appears in China at the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420 AD) when the Bhaisajyaraja Sutra was translated into Chinese. The sutra gave a full account of this buddha, his paradise and his twelve great vows. During the Tang dynasty, the monk Xuanzang made another translation of this sutra which is the version popular today.

十五世紀鎏金銅藥師佛坐像

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