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  Radiating Avalokitesvara

 

This eight-armed bodhisattva is a form of Avalokitesvara (fig.). He wears the image of Amitabha in his headdress and his body is covered with countless small Buddha images, whilst his arms are spread around his body like a halo, giving him the name Radiating Avalokitesvara. This sculpture from the National Museum in Bangkok dates from the 13th century AD, and is in Lopburi style with influences from Khmer art.

  

 

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