Compare a similar standing bodhisattva with inset gems and crystal, the scarf with jewelled pendants, and a foliate stem beneath the lotus pedestal, in Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in ...

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is revered as the patron deity of Tibet, manifesting in various forms—both peaceful and wrathful—often depicted within grand mandalas, surrounded by a multitude of ...

The Apollo 11 hatch door, for example, has quite a few details. The models range from space, to the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, to a model of the remnants of a supernova. There are models of the ...

To Tibetans he was divine, the direct reincarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the ancestor of the Tibetan people. As far as the outside world was concerned, the Dalai Lama, like Tibet ...

a 10th-century bronze head of Avalokiteshvara which has a matching torso, now at the National Museum of Cambodia, and a 10th-11th century Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara sculpture. Cambodian Minister ...

I have overseen M.A. theses in a range of topics in Asian art – from Japan’s Superflat movement, to Indonesian kris holders, to Thai Buddhist tattooing, to representations of the bodhisattva ...

Mahayana Buddhists aim to become Bodhisattvas rather than Arhats. A Bodhisattva is someone who believes that their own enlightenment is not as important as helping others to reach enlightenment.

The main hall included 16 sculptures of Trailokya Vijay, Maitreya, Buddha in Varad, Dharmachakra and Bhumisparsh postures, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Parshvanath and Nagaraj sculptures ...

Some pieces, including the bronze The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease and the stone Head of Buddha will remain at the museum while arrangements are made for their return.

While most people visit North India for its scenic beauty, one cannot ignore the fact that the Northern states of India have a rich history too. What more, many states even house museums.