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The bodhisattva Manjushri
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Manjushri was venerated in China as one of the first advocates of Buddhism. On Java, he was represented as a young man with bejewelled straps across his chest. This figure’s missing hands may once have made the gesture of turning the wheel of doctrine (dharmacakra mudra): this symbolizes the beginning of the cycle of Buddhist doctrine and enlightenment.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe bodhisattva Manjushri. c. 800 - c. 900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
