Rocana Buddha Manifesting the Dharma Realms

Rocana Buddha Manifesting the Dharma Realms

Northern Qi Dynasty

550-577 C.E.

Limestone

53 cm

101C The Buddha's Intention: Teachings and Images
Rocana, the name of the Buddha of the Lotus Treasury World, means completely pure and illuminating everywhere. The image of Rocana Buddha manifesting the Dharma Realm expresses the idea that the Buddha's Dharma body (the truth body) is everywhere, illuminating everything. Moreover, in the Dharma body, every phenomenon in the universe can find its expression and manifestation. As seen in this statue, which should belong to the Huayan tradition under the Qingzhou lineage, the Buddha's body is covered all over with color-painted pictures and dotted with remnants of gold leaf in a few areas, depicting scenes of sentient beings in the six destinies as well as stories from the Buddha's life. They are an example of the integration of imagery and teachings in Buddhist art.
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