The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (The Sanchi Torso) about 900. Sandstone, Central India. Avalokiteshvara was one of the two most popular bodhisattvas or Buddhist saviour beings. The figure comes from a shrine in the important Buddhist monastery at Sanchi. Although long admired for its beauty, the torso was only identified when fragments of the Maitreya figure were discovered at Sanchi.
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