Seated Dipankara Buddha with Flaming Shoulders, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Sculpture, In a past birth Shakyamuni met the Buddha Dipankara and vowed to pursue the path to Buddhahood. By the fourth century Dipankara Buddhas represented with flaming shoulders began to appear in the sculpture of Gandhara and Afghanistan and in Chinese bronzes
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Seated Dipankara Buddha, Flaming Shoulders, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Stucco, H, 4 3/4, 12.1 cm, W, 3 1/2, 8.9, D, 1, 3.8, Sculpture, past birth Shakyamuni, met, Buddha Dipankara, vowed, pursue, path, Buddhahood, fourth, Dipankara, Buddhas, represented, flaming shoulders, sculpture, Gandhara, Afghanistan, Chinese bronzes
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