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Eleven-Headed Guanyin
Eleven-Headed Guanyin
十一面觀音菩薩
1100–1200
Wood with polychromy and cut gold
Overall: 218.5 cm (86 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1981.53
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This Guanyin is carved from a single block of willow (genus Salix sp.).
Description
The bodhisattva is an enlightened being dedicated to the spiritual awakening of all beings. The compassionate bodhisattva Guanyin, in a variety of manifestations, is probably the most popular deity of worship in Chinese Buddhism. In the Esoteric Buddhist form shown here, this standing Guanyin has a total of eleven heads, with smaller ones above the principal head. The uppermost head represents the Buddha Amitabha, to whom he is closely related. The eleven heads symbolize the Buddha’s steps on the path to enlightenment.
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