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Source Description
In 7th- and 8th-century Cambodia and northeastern Thailand, Mahayana ("Great Vehicle") Buddhists worshiped a triad consisting of the Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas (future Buddhas), Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya. Avalokiteshvara symbolizes the quality of loving kindness, and Maitreya is due to appear on earth as the next Buddha.
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Document identity
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32747
label
Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya
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object
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1
Source metadata
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32747
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object
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normalized
title
Bodhisattva, probably Maitreya
description
In 7th- and 8th-century Cambodia and northeastern Thailand, Mahayana ("Great Vehicle") Buddhists worshiped a triad consisting of the Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas (future Buddhas), Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya. Avalokiteshvara symbolizes the quality of loving kindness, and Maitreya is due to appear on earth as the next Buddha.
provenance
Private collection, Thonburi, prior to April 13, 1951; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, April 13, 1951 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 307]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
early 8th century
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm)
Source extras
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Cambodian?
inscriptions
none
med
bronze
creator_ids
2501
2147
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SEA
exhibition_ids
945
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1
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0
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photo
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