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Antique Buddha Museum Statues
Vairocana Buddha
intage Japanese Wood Buddha

Vairocana

Knowledge Fist Mudra

Origin: Japan, Circa: Showa, early 1900's
H 7 in.(17.5cm), W 4 in.(10cm), D 3.5 in.(9cm)
Condition: excellent!
Mahavairocana (Japanese: Dainichi Nyorai), is the supreme deity in the Esoteric Buddhist pavilion. As depicted in this highly refined wood carving. The luminous Vairocana is performing the Knowledge Fist Mudra his eyes downcast in meditation, seated in full lotus position above a large blooming lotus flower, which suspended over a round pedestal, where behind him is a doubled disks nimbus, illuminating his supreme essence in peaceful and artfully articulated countenance, fusing the divine luminosity with the nobility of human form. The ajana chakra is exquisitely marked in a pearl shaped relief, and his seashell ears are artfully elongated, indicating the deep listening that hears the cries of the world. It is note worthy that both the limbus and lotus petals are paper-thin, ornamental and graceful they are tribute to this statue’s refined artistry.


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Mahavairocana Buddha rt
Mahavairocana lt
Mahavairocana on Lotus
Mahavairocana  back view
Vairocana
Vairocana back
Vairocana with Lotus Pedestal

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