Buddha

Unknown artist

Kamakura period, 13th century

Wood with [maki-e] and inlaid crystal eyes

Tokyo National Museum

A standing wooden statue of Buddha is depicted against an ornate, gilded halo. The figure wears draped robes and stands on a multi-tiered lotus pedestal. The buddhist pantheon includes a variety of buddhist deities with different names, appearances, and roles. Buddhas, for instance, are deities who have arrived at truth or achieved enlightenment. This image holds its left hand horizontally in front of its stomach with two fingers bent to form a circle, while its right hand hangs straight at its side. This pose is unusual among Japanese Buddhist statues, but there are a number of similar examples among Chinese Buddhist images, including images of Amida, who comes from the Pure Land to welcome the departed, The buddha Shaka, the founder of Buddhism, and Dainichi, the buddha at the cent