Buddha Shakyamuni and Adorants on Mount Meru
- Place Made:
- India: Kashmir
- Date:
- c. 700
- Medium:
- Bronze with silver and copper inlay
- Dimensions:
- 13-1/4 x 9-1/2 x 4-3/4 in. (33.7 x 24.1 x 12.1 cm)
- Credit Line:
- The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number:
- F.1972.48.2.S
- Copyright:
- © The Norton Simon Foundation
This masterpiece of Indian metal sculpture is one of the most sumptuous Buddhist altarpieces to have survived from Kashmir. Buddha Shakyamuni sits in the meditation posture on a thick cushion covered with lavish carpets. Beneath him is a rocky formation divided into three realms—animal, human and celestial—from bottom to top. The probable intent is to represent the historical Buddha as a transcendental figure seated on the cosmic mountain Meru, which is considered to be the center of the universe.
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