That Elephant Guy

THAT ELEPHANT GUY
#samantabhadra #buddhistart #boddhisattva #fugen

Wandering thru stores that sell chinese ceramics or buddhist supplies one could be forgiven for thinking Chinese and other Mahayana Buddhists only revere Kuanyin Hotei and the Buddha. I suspect there's a factory somewhere where some one said ... just change the hands in the mold!

There are other Boddhisattvas.

REMINDER

CHECK WHAT THE HANDS ARE HOLDING

SAMANTABHADRA

Patron of the Lotus Sutra Speaker of the 10 Vows of the Boddhisattva

Boddhisattva of Action and law this entity is also known as 

Chinese Fu Hsien Pu Xian Bo Hsian 

Japan FUGEN

Korea PoHyon

Vietnam Pho Hien

Mongolia Qamugha Sain

Tibet Kuntuzanpo 

Paintings and sculptures usually depict him in a trinity or group with the Buddha or other Boddhisattvas but also sometimes on his elephant and other times standing or on a lotus throne.

The Tibetans seem to prefer depict him in Tantric congress. 

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Sarasvati Benten 4

A ukiyo-e surimono depiction of Benten this time riding a dragon an uniquely Japanese idea though they have have gotten the idea from Chinese Esoteric Buddhism or Taoism images of dragon riding deities?

If you've found this blog by accident don't forget to view all 4 blogs so you can see the images in sequence.

From Sarasvati to Benten One

This series of posts will show images of Sarasvati / Benten from across ASIA.

INDIA

Sarasvati or Saraswati is also depicted with a tiger or peacock and known as Shar(a)da in Southern India.

The most consistent feature of depictions of this goddess is her stringed musical instrument often described in English as a lute.