079-kuan yin

Day 16 Week 04

 

Kuan Yin, Buddhist, Northern Sung Dynasty 960-1279, wood

Large scale figural sculpture of the Sung Dynasty was often created in the support of Buddhism. This figure is a Boddhisattva, or earthly disciple of the Buddha who has achieved Nirvana, then returned to teach others how to follow the “Middle Path.”

 
 
 

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