Korean Buddhism, history-condition-art : three lectures (1918)
Starr, Frederick, 1858-1933 · Boston : Marshall Jones Co. · leaf 182
beautiful.They may be standing or seated, but in bothcases the position of the hands and fingers isimportant and significant. (Plate XXIV.)Buddhism everywhere recognizes a seriesof finger symbols carrying a message. Itis interesting to notice that the Buddha isusually included in a trinity. This… … PLATE XXXIII One of the Eight Scenes in the Life of Buddha: Sakya gains Enlightenment: Pomo-sa [Page 91] ART Trinities are conspicuous everywhere.Often we find the central figure of thethree to be Sakya, while to his right andleft are the Bodhisattvas Monju and Fugen.The former sometimes sits upon…
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