Ellora Cave Temples

Cave 10

Avalokitesvara

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Bodhisattva - Avalokitesvara

Buddha panels appear over the pillared entrances of the cells at either end of the main porch. The right one has a number of carvings. In the inner chamber, is a figure of Avalokitesvara (seen here), seated in the position of ease, making the gesture of offering in his proper right hand, and holding an expanded lotus in the other.

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1 of 2>>Mahamayuri

Flanking the left cell doorway of the smaller shrine on the right side of the main porch is Mahamayuri seated on her peacock (seen here), holding a feather in her hand. She is paired with Bhrkuti, four-armed, on the right.

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<<2 of 2Bhrkuti

Flanking the left cell doorway of the smaller shrine on the right side of the main porch is Mahamayuri seated on her peacock, holding a feather in her hand. She is paired with Bhrkuti, four-armed (seen here), on the right.

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1 of 2>>Seated Buddha over lintel

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<<2 of 2Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha's on top of the columns in the entryway to the side porch.

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Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha at the porch entrance.

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Seated Buddha images over doorway

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Seated female figure

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Seated figures on pilaster

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Sculptures on Pilasters

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Female figure

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1 of 2>>Verandah

Verandah with a view of the porch to the right (rear wall) of the main shrine.

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<<2 of 2Passage

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Verandah

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Incomplete sculpture

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1 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne. Although they can only be seen when approached, there is a large carved teaching padmasana Buddha on the right side of the stupa's fronting projection, and an equally large bhadrasana image on the left, with very similar large bhadrasana images carved on the stupa's drum. However, two panels remain uncut, one being very flawed, the other showing traces of the head being just started by the sculptor.

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<<2 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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Padmapani

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Buddha

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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<<3 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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<<4 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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<<5 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<6 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<7 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<8 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<9 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<10 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<11 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<12 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<13 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<14 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<15 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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<<16 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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<<17 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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<<18 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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<<19 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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<<20 of 25>>Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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1 of 2>>Ribbed vault ceiling with window

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<<2 of 2Ribbed vault ceiling with window

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha

Bhadrasana image of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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ceiling

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Ribbed vault - detail

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Ribbed vault - detail

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Ribbed vault - detail

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This is a detail of the ribbed ceiling on the right as one enters the cave facing the main Stupa. The lintel has small rectangular compartments devoted to seated Buddhas in various mudras.

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Seated Buddha

Lintel detail with seated images of Buddha along the main hall of Cave 10.

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ceiling

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Ceiling detail

Cave 10 ceiling detail with the upper inner verandah that overlooks the main hall.

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Ceiling detail - verandah detail

Cave 10 ceiling detail with the upper inner verandah that overlooks the main hall.

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Pillar

Pillar detail around the main Stupa in Cave 10.

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Stupa with seated Buddha

Stupa in the main shrine of Cave 10 has 12 small niches running along the length of the Stupa. Of these two are blank with no images and the remaining 10 have seated Buddha images.

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Buddha

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Buddha

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Pillar

Pillar detail from Cave 10.

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verandah

General view of the verandah on the right that surrounds the inner courtyard.

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Facade detail

Facade detail of the upper storey of Cave 10 showing upper verandah and the doorway leading to the inner verandah that overlooks the main hall and the Stupa.

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Facade of the grand Caitya Cave 10, also called the Visvakarma Caitya Hall

Facade of Cave 10

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Ribbed vault - detail

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Ribbed vault - detail

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Pillar

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Pillar

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Column

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Facade of the grand Caitya Cave 10, also called the Visvakarma Caitya Hall

Around the trilobed opening beautiful triads - each composed of a male and two female celestials converge upon the axis of the arch.

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Facade of the grand Caitya Cave 10, also called the Visvakarma Caitya Hall

The entablature over the courtyard colonnade is relieved, at its lower level, with a vigorous frieze composed in large part of elephants, bovines, deer, and boars running from either side. They move toward a focal point over the entrance to the cave, while fine panels of loving couples interspersed with roiling zoomorphic and floral forms occupy the upper range. Still higher up, under the eave of the cave, still other couples, their greater size enhancing their legibility, appear with dwarf attendants between a framework of cushion-capitaled demi-pillars.

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columns

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Facade detail

The entablature over the courtyard colonnade is relieved, at its lower level, with a vigorous frieze composed in large part of elephants, bovines, deer, and boars running from either side. They move toward a focal point over the entrance to the cave, while fine panels of loving couples interspersed with roiling zoomorphic and floral forms occupy the upper range. Still higher up, under the eave of the cave, still other couples, their greater size enhancing their legibility, appear with dwarf attendants between a framework of cushion-capitaled demi-pillars. Around the trilobed opening beautiful triads - each composed of a male and two female celestials converge upon the axis of the arch.

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Inner courtyard

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Inner courtyard

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Pillars

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Pillars

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<<21 of 25>>Seated Buddha

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<<22 of 25>>Seated Buddha

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<<23 of 25>>Buddha detail

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<<24 of 25>>Buddha detail

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sub-shrine

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Plinth - detail

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Plinth - detail

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<<2 of 3>>

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<<3 of 3

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Avalokitesvara Amitabha

The main seated image of Buddha is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left (seen here) and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

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Avalokitesvara Manjusri

The main image of seated Buddha is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right (seen here).

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Lion throne

Detail of the throne of the main seated image of Buddha.

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<<25 of 25Seated Buddha

The main hall, with its impressive colonnade, is focused upon a huge teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right. Similarly, focusing the devotees' attention in front of, rather than upon, the stupa, two pairs of celestial couples on either side, together with the bodhi (pipal) tree over the Buddha's head, form a powerful honorific arch, enclosing the haloed image and the richly decorated throne.

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Bradrasana Buddha

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Buddha images

Bhadrasana images of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha images

Bhadrasana images of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha images

Bhadrasana images of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha images

Bhadrasana images of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Buddha images

Bhadrasana images of Buddha carved on the stupa's drum.

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Sub-shrine at the right end of main porch

Buddha panels appear over the pillared entrances of the cells at either end of the main porch. The right one has a number of carvings. In the inner chamber, is a figure of Avalokitesvara, seated in the position of ease, making the gesture of offering in his proper right hand, and holding an expanded lotus in the other. The shrinelet doorway is recessed. Flanking the cell's doorway on the left is Mahamayuri sits above her peacock, holding a feather in her hand. She is paired with Bhrkuti, four-armed, on the right. Of the twenty one small panels in this area which show seated male and female bodhisattvas or Buddhas, at least twenty show the same mudra - the gesture of offering - as seen in the large seated bodhisattva around which they are clustered.

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