An interesting figure of the Standing Buddha was located in a small chaitya in Bungamati (PI. 22). The image appeared to have been brought from somewhere and tucked in the niche. The Buddha was shown standing gracefully with a slight thrust of his right hip, wearing a diaphanous sanghati, the long robe of the Buddha, which covered both shoulders and reached below his knees, strongly reminiscent of the Sarnath tradition. His right hand was totally mutilated below the elbow while his left hand, raised to his shoulder to hold the ends of his robes, was damaged. The robe was quite plain, but a band of two, folds was incised around his waist. His face was round and clearly defined with a broad forehead and a round chin. The eyebrows were softly rounded and the were full and fleshy. The eyes were treated as semi opened, with heavy upper eyelids showing the eyeballs underneath. The face of the Buddha had :I serene expression which indicated the Enlighten~d One, untouched by the worldly emotions of ordinary mortals. The tip of his nose as well as his right knee and also the entire lower portion below the knees were damaged. From the style of carving it could be assigned to the 10th century A.D. This image WAS stolen in the mid 1970’s.
Details
- Year : 10th century A.D.
- Dimension : Ht. about 16 inches
- Accession No : Stolen in the mid 1970's
- Country/ Geo-location : Bungmati, Lalitpur
- Collection : Stolen Images of Nepal – Lain S.Bangdel