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Statue of Amitabha
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About this work
This small sculpture shows Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise and the focus of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, which was popular across East Asia, including Korea. This deity is recognizable from its right hand raised palm out in a gesture that reassures viewers to have no fear.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStatue of Amitabha (금동여래입상 [金銅如來立像]), 800s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Gilt bronze; overall: 22.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (8 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.79
