Bodhisattva White Avalokiteshvara Nepal, 14th century (early Malla period)Standing poised in the ele
Bodhisattva White Avalokiteshvara Nepal, 14th century (early Malla period)Standing poised in the elegant tribhanga (triple-bent) pose, White Avalokiteshvara (literally, The Lord Who Looks down from on High) is a popular guardian deity of the Kathmandu Valley of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, and pious Buddhists perform a special puja (ritual worship) to him each month. Source: Freer-Sackler Galleries -- source link
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