Description
Larger than life size, hand carved white marble Nanhai Guan Yin. Seated in the pose of relaxed pose of rajalilasana, or royal ease, with a raised leg and casually draped arm. Nanhai Guanyin – “Guanyin Of The Southern Seas”. A form of Guanyin that became popularized after the establishment of Mount Putuo as Guanyin’s bodhimaṇḍa and a major Chinese Buddhist pilgrimage center. Usually portrayed in statues and paintings as a young woman in a relaxed pose meditating on Mount Putuo, or Potalaka.
In this sculpture, Avalokiteshvara is dressed as an Indian prince in a fluid garment with crossed sashes, scarves, and a necklace on his bare chest. He rests one hand on his knee and lifts the other in a gift-granting gesture. Showing a confident calmness, presents his mercy over the suffering human beings.
Guanyin in Chinese means “Perceiver of all Sounds,” which refers to the way in which Guanyin is able to hear all prayers and cries for help. In India, bodhisattvas are genderless or are referred to as male. The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, or Guanyin, is often depicted as female in China. One reason for this gender fluidity is due to the way the Bodhisattva has the ability to manifest on earth in many different forms.
Beautiful one of a kind piece. Originally from Vietnam.
Dimensions: 26″ x 36″ x 59.5″
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