Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Rare gold-gilt Buddha on display

More than one hundred rare gold-gilt and bronze Buddha statues from both sides of the Taiwan Strait are on show in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province. Archeologists say the exhibits, dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties are of great historic and artistic value.











Morethanonehundredraregold-giltandbronzeBuddhastatuesfrombothsidesoftheTaiwanStraitareonshowinFuzhou,capitalofeastChina'sFujianProvince.



Morethanonehundredraregold-giltandbronzeBuddhastatuesfrom
both sidesoftheTaiwanStraitareonshowinFuzhou,capitalof
eastChina'sFujianProvince.



The gold gilt Kwan Yin statues are the highlight of the exhibition. Experts say the Kwan Yin statues are from the Ekadasa-Mukha genre, or Tibetan Great Compassion Mantra in Sanskrit. The multi-faced statues bear disparate facial expressions. Some smile, while others frown.



Also on display are statues of Tara. Experts say Tara is a meditation deity, worshipped by practitioners to develop certain inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings about compassion and emptiness. The most widely known forms of Tara are Green Tara, known as the Buddha of enlightened activity, and White Tara, a deity representing long life, healing and serenity.











ExpertsaddthattheBuddhaKwanYinhas21Taraincarnations,allofwhicharefemaledeities.



ExpertsaddthattheBuddhaKwanYinhas21Taraincarnations,all
ofwhicharefemaledeities.



Experts add that the Buddha Kwan Yin has 21 Tara incarnations, all of which are female deities.



Also on show are Tibetan Buddhism related gadgets, including molds for shaping clay statues, and amulets to ward off evil forces and ward off any jinx.

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