A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF EYE-CLEARING AVALOKITESHVARA


TIBET, CIRCA 17TH CENTURYHimalayan Art Resources item no.61931 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) high
|西藏 約十七世紀 啟目觀音銅像 This rare form of Avalokiteshvara depicts the Bodhisattva with four arms, performing the "eye clearing" mudra while holding a vase and mirror. The Eye-Clearing Avalokiteshvara, originated in the Nyingma tradition, and possesses the power to remove the ignorance of all beings. A modern monumental sculpture of the deity is worshipped in Ganden Monastery, Ulaanbaatar.