Samantabhadra

102! Amiko Matsuo! Museum Paper! Meeting of the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra! ! Bodhisattvas in Buddhist culture are deemed enlightened and are worshiped as deities. Therefore it is logical for one of the biggest Buddhist cultures to have constructed a sculpture in their honor. Created during the Tang Dynasty in 742 by an unknown artist in China, the sculpture “Meeting of the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra” pays homage to the bodhisattvas Wenshu and Puxian. This sculpture made

The Meeting of the Bodhisattvas Manjushri (Wenshu) and Samantabhadra is a sculpture that is carved in limestone. It was made in China and was inscribed with a thirty four character dedication. It is dated to have been made in 742 and is a middle Tang Dynasty Sculpture. Manjushri and Samantabhadra are two of the most commonly encountered bodhisattvas in East Asia. A bodhisattvas is an enlightened being who vows to help all other sentient beings attain enlightenment. Manjushri is a Bodhisattva

symbolizes inner peace, a lamp offering symbolizes the brightening of our vision and the enhancement of our wisdom. In addition, in the images, mudras or certain objects are a symbol of important rules to follow. Such as in image of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, the elephant symbolizes practice. The sounds that are used are that of instruments during the service in the main shrine and the sound of bells which usually mark the initiation of a service or other announcements. Furthermore, the smells that

University: University of Leiden 14 June 2012 Department: Language and Culture of China Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) Semester: Summer Semester 2011/2012 Lecturer: Florian Schneider Journey to the West A Textual-Visual Discourse Analysis Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No. 0620203) Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 E-mail: s.ruijsch@umail.leidenuniv.nl Phone: 06-48369645 Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 Table of Contents