{"id":3809,"date":"2010-05-06T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T06:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/?post_type=opera&#038;p=3809"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:42:10","slug":"padmapani-bodhisattwa-india","status":"publish","type":"opera","link":"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/work-of-art\/padmapani-bodhisattwa-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Padmapani Bodhisattva \u2013 India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;post-flat-h2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; margin: 0 0 15px;\"><strong>Period:<\/strong> Pala period, 11th century<br \/>\n<strong>Materials:<\/strong> Black schist<br \/>\n<strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> 47 cm<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dalton-collection-separator\" style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #c8c8c8; margin: 28px 0 30px;\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; margin: 28px 0 14px;\">Description<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Padmapani, the \u201clotus bearer\u201d, is a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. In this eleventh-century sculpture from Pala-period India, the six arms distribute the deity\u2019s gestures and attributes around the body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lotus evokes spiritual purity; the mala accompanies mantra recitation; the ritual flask and fly-whisk complete the attributes. One hand performs varada mudra, the gesture of granting and benevolence. The bodhisattva sits in lalitasana, the posture of royal ease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One leg is folded on the seat and the other lowered, positioning the body before the stele. The limbs extend laterally, while the face and torso retain the composition\u2019s central axis. The fly-whisk, or chauri, belongs to the language of dignity and ritual service. The frame and ornaments complete the image without disrupting the relationship between the centre of the figure and the arrangement of the hands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Black schist allows fine carving of the jewellery, crown and frame. The contrast between these details and the modelling of the body characterises Pala production, whose models influenced sculpture in Nepal and Tibet.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;post-flat-h2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further reading<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/insights-ancient-art-of-asia\/pala-art-buddhist-sculpture-and-images-of-compassion-in-eastern-india\/\">Pala art: Buddhist sculpture and images of compassion in eastern India<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/ancient-asian-art-italy\/\">Asian art<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/type-of-art\/ancient-asian-art-highlights\/\">Monthly highlights<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/african-indo-buddhist-art-italy\/\">Dalton Somar\u00e9 Gallery<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;post-flat-h2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Related Sculptures<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/work-of-art\/copper-hoard-anthropomorphic-figure\/\">Antropomorph Figure \u2013 Uttar Pradesh India<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/work-of-art\/kashmir-buddha\/\">The Buddha \u2013 Western Himalaya Kashmir<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; 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