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Jambuphati Buddha crowned. Burma, late 18th century. Wooden sculpture. Finished with reddish brown lacquer and gold. It has some cracks and flaws. Measurements: 55 cm x 26 cm x 17 cm. Carving of great delicacy and precise execution in the face, representing Jambuphati assimilated to Buddha. According to the legend, Jambuphati was a warlord who submitted to the Dharma after realizing the greatness of Buddha. He then decided to become a Buddhist monk. It is known that the first images of the crowned Buddha Jambuphati come from Pyu, where the Indian influence is strongly felt in the Buddhist arts during the eighteenth century. He has been depicted performing the mudra of taking the earth as a witness, seated in the lotus flower position. The Bhumisparsa mudra, or gesture of touching the earth, alludes to the moment in which Buddha solved the problem of ending suffering when he was under the tree in Bodhi-Gaya.
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Jambuphati Buddha crowned. Burma, late 18th century. Wooden sculpture. Finished with reddish brown lacquer and gold. It has some cracks and flaws. Measurements: 55 cm x 26 cm x 17 cm. Carving of great delicacy and precise execution in the face, representing Jambuphati assimilated to Buddha. According to the legend, Jambuphati was a warlord who submitted to the Dharma after realizing the greatness of Buddha. He then decided to become a Buddhist monk. It is known that the first images of the crowned Buddha Jambuphati come from Pyu, where the Indian influence is strongly felt in the Buddhist arts during the eighteenth century. He has been depicted performing the mudra of taking the earth as a witness, seated in the lotus flower position. The Bhumisparsa mudra, or gesture of touching the earth, alludes to the moment in which Buddha solved the problem of ending suffering when he was under the tree in Bodhi-Gaya.
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