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Identifier: archaeologicalsu01nage (find matches)
Title: The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Nagendra-Natha Vasu
Subjects: Cults Buddha and Buddhism
Publisher: (Calcutta Printed by U.N. Bhattacharyya at the Hare Press)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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ove. Its face is attrac-tive and the architectural workmanship is also ofa high order. But it is a matter of great regretthat both its hands are broken. Onlj^ the upperpart of the left arm and a lotus with its stem areintact. A figure of Amitabha on the crown ofthis image shows that it is a figure of PadmapaniBodhisattva. Below the image is the figure ofa devotee, and also some objects of worship.(Fig. 43). At Ayodhyain the Xilgiri States a four-armedimage of Loke9vara has been discovered. Thismeasures 18 by 10 and has been kept in a smallroom in front of the temple of Marichi. Of thefour arms only the right lower one, which is heldin the posture of gi-anting a boon, is intact. Thefirst half of the right upper hand is un-broken and wears an ornament. The other twoarms are completely gone. There is a smallfigure of Amitabha on its crown and on each • Bears Si-yu-ki, Vol, II p. 183. t Thii image i.-; now kept before the Municipal oftjce of Balasore. Mayurabhanja Archaealogical Survey.
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39. Chaturbhuja Lokecvara from Ayodhyd, I.) MAH.\Y.\NA on BIDDIII&T TANTRIKA INFLUENCE. )xxx side a chaitya. On the right of the imagestands Tara with folded hands whiJe on its leftstands the fonr-armed Bhrknti. Below eachof these goddesses are figures of female devoteesworshipping with folded hands. In Mr. A.Fonchers hook there is an image of Lokecvaraof this description (Fig. 19) bearing the words: The image kept beside a field at Eanibandhjs only 3; feet in height. Though exposed tothe weather, it is not yet altogether destroyedand the skill of the artist still remains in evi-dence. A very beantifnl image of the goddessTara is to be seen on the left of this one. TheAvalokite9vara of Eanibandh is mentioned inSadhanamala Tantra as I\sasarpana Lokecvara.The following description of this image is givenm the book :— He has a body bright as a crore of moons ;he has a crown of braided hair, having on itafignreof Amilabha; he is seated on a throneplaced on the orb of a moon which is

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  • bookauthor:Nagendra_Natha_Vasu
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