施无畏印 / 施無畏印 Hand gesture of “Freedom from Fear” and “Granting Peace and Protection” made with the right or both hands at shoulder height with fingers up palms facing outward, it confirms the Buddha’s total absence of fear and represents his spiritual power to transmit fearlessness to others. Also referred to as the “Causing the Waters to Subside” or “Calming the Ocean” in Thailand and Laos it represents Buddha’s visit to India where his use of this pose caused floodwaters to recede. This gesture was probably used in prehistoric signs as a sign of good intentions with the unarmed hands held up in friendship.
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This Lao Buddha reflects Theravada Buddhism, the original conservative tradition practiced in Southeast Asia depicting the Buddha, by closely following proscribed cannons in ancient texts. Lao sculptural styles resemble those of Northern and Northeastern Thailand where Buddha statues closely reflect the lakshana, the 32 “auspicious marks” or physical traits by which the Buddha can be…
Carved wood Guanyin images were enormously popular in China’s provincial regions created by local artisans who did not follow proscribed court artistic rules or iconography and integrated elements from Buddhist, Taoist and Popular Folk Religion traditions into a syncretic blend as one of the Great Chinese Goddesses (Irwin). She sits on a raised lotus rising…
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