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REVIEW ON THE BUDDHIST METAL SCULPTURES OF PATAN MUSEUM- PART 5

Butön Rinchen Drup   Butön Rinchen Drup, Brass, ca. 16th/17th C.E. Tibet, Currently at Patan Museum             A hat of the portrait of Butön Rinchen Drup over the head is sharply pointed upward and covers a pair of ear hovering on each shoulder. The hat is engraved with numerous microscopic dash lines texture and bordered by round solid string over the forehead. Also there seems circle shaped emboss gold on its forehead that represents Urna . The oval shaped face of Butön Rinchen Drup seems not much of realistic. Its face has full-opened eyes wherein cornea seems missing on right eyeball inlaid with silver. The combination of its eyebrows and eyes express the feature of semi-aggressive (Ardhakrodha) character of Butön Rinchen Drup. Perhaps it is because of inlaid emboss silver cornea on its eyes, upward lines drawn in its eyebrows and the hard line drawn in its glabellas and bridge of the nos
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REVIEW ON THE BUDDHIST METAL SCULPTURES OF PATAN MUSEUM – PART 4

amoghsiddhi Buddha Amoghsiddhi Buddha (?), Copper Alloy, ca. 17th/18th C.E. Tibet, Currently at Patan Museum           The sculpture of Amoghsiddhi Buddha (?) is displayed at Gallery E of Patan Museum. It is made of copper alloy painted with cold gold and stone pigments. The sculpture is also inset by gemstone Turquoise. The dimension of the sculpture is about 31.5 cm high. It is dated ca.17 th /18 th C.E. and believed to be from Tibet. Corresponding to the Buddhist Iconography, Amoghsiddhi Buddha is also one of the embodiments of Pancha Buddha and considered as the fifth Tathagata of them in order. It is always facing north cardinal position in gesture of reassurance (Abhaya Mudra) . The symbol of Amoghsiddhi Buddha is a Crossed-Thurderbolt (Vishwavajra) and the convenyance is a pair of Garudas . It is always represented with green character in painting. Sometimes it is also portray with seven headed serpent Muchalinda , one of the Nagrajas, guarding over the head of A

REVIEW ON THE BUDDHIST METAL SCULPTURES OF PATAN MUSEUM – PART 3

AMOGHPAS LOKESHWAR Amoghpas Lokeshwar, Bronze with gold plate, 7th/8th C.E. Patan Museum The sculpture of Amoghpas Lokeshwar is cast in bronze with gold-plate and inset with ruby, which is displayed in gallery A of Patan Museum. It is 17.5cm high and is originated in Nepal around 7 th /8 th C.E. The Buddhist iconography usually depicts its complexion in white in the painting. The firm standing (Samabhanga Sthanak) round figure of Amoghpas Lokeshwar with golden complexion bears eight arms with various hand gestures (Hasta Mudra) and attributes (Ayudh) . The principal right hand of the sculpture is in the gesture of reassurance (Abhaya Mudra) that looks after someone’s dominion and prevents from descending to minor-league, whereas the principal left hand holds a vase of potion of immortality (Amrit Kalash) that denotes radiance consequences in endless existence. Its lower right hand poses the gesture of charity (Var

REVIEW ON THE BUDDHIST METAL SCULPTURES OF PATAN MUSEUM- PART 2

  AMITAYUS Amitayus, Red Brass with Gold Plated, 17th/18th C.E. Amitayus, the equivalent of Amitabh, is the Buddha of endless radiance and existence. Amitabha Buddha is the most popular of the Five Transcendent Buddhas, who presides over the realm of ecstasy ( Sukhavati Bhuvana) . Amitayus represents its oldest iconography of Amitabh Buddha, which later on appeared as a peculiar sect. In Nepal, Amitayus is admired as Aparamita and consistently delivered its accumulation of spiritual syllables (Aparamita Dharani) by its followers in the company of someone’s departing spirit. According to the iconography, Amitayus or Amitabh or Aparamita is usually depicted in paintings with red character. The cast red brass sculpture of Amitayus is displayed at gallery E of Patan Museum. The sculpture is also plated with gold and inset with semi precious stones. It is dated from 17 th /18 th C.E. depicting Malla style and is about 16 cm high. The general characteristi