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Seated figure of a Bodhisattva
Yuan dynasty, 1297-1368
China
Wood, traces of lacquer and gilding
h. 32 cm
UEA 298Bodhisattva�s are not yet Buddhas; they are individuals who are about to enter Buddha-hood but postpone enlightenment, dedicating their lives to alleviating the suffering of others. Meditating in the position of rajilila or �royal ease�, this seated figure of a Bodhisattva is in a posture which was introduced to Chinese Buddhist art from Central Asia and India in the late Tang period (618-906). The use of the rajilila pose was a result of the increased contact between Chinese and Central Asian and Indian Buddhism under the Tang.
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