遼 青銅鎏金五髻文殊菩薩像, Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, with Five Knots of Hair (Wuji Wenshu), Liao dynasty (907–1125), mid-11th century, China, Gilt bronze; lost-wax cast, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Sculpture, The five knots of hair represent the five syllables of a Sanskrit invocation, a-ra-paca- na, used in devotions to the bodhisattva of wisdom. Each syllable has a different meaning and can help a devotee gain such benefits as protection from illness
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遼 青銅鎏金五髻文殊菩薩像, Manjushri, Bodhisattva, Wisdom, Five Knots, Hair, Wuji Wenshu, Liao dynasty, 907–1125, mid-11th century, China, Gilt bronze, lost-wax cast, H, 6 1/4, 15.9 cm, W, 4, 10.8, D, 2 3/4, 7, Sculpture, five, knots, hair represent, five syllables, Sanskrit invocation, -ra-paca, na, devotions, bodhisattva, wisdom, syllable, different meaning, help, devotee gain, benefits, protection, illness
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