The Amida Triad was created in Gandhara in the second century CE. It is composed of the Buddha Am... more The Amida Triad was created in Gandhara in the second century CE. It is composed of the Buddha Amida and the two bodhisattvas : Maitreya, Avalokiteśvara , Mahāsthānaprāpta and Mañjuśrī. This article clarifies why and how this triad came into being from unprecedented etymological and iconographical approach.
... type, Pan-type, Hermes-type, Hercules type and lastly Alexander the Great-type (Gr?nwedel 190... more ... type, Pan-type, Hermes-type, Hercules type and lastly Alexander the Great-type (Gr?nwedel 1901: 88, fig. 42; Foucher 1918: figs. 326-32;Fischer 1983: 68, figs. ... Bactria and Gandh?ra starting with theinvasions of Alexander the Great and the Greco-Bactrians. ...
The Amida Triad was created in Gandhara in the second century CE. It is composed of the Buddha Am... more The Amida Triad was created in Gandhara in the second century CE. It is composed of the Buddha Amida and the two bodhisattvas : Maitreya, Avalokiteśvara , Mahāsthānaprāpta and Mañjuśrī. This article clarifies why and how this triad came into being from unprecedented etymological and iconographical approach.
... type, Pan-type, Hermes-type, Hercules type and lastly Alexander the Great-type (Gr?nwedel 190... more ... type, Pan-type, Hermes-type, Hercules type and lastly Alexander the Great-type (Gr?nwedel 1901: 88, fig. 42; Foucher 1918: figs. 326-32;Fischer 1983: 68, figs. ... Bactria and Gandh?ra starting with theinvasions of Alexander the Great and the Greco-Bactrians. ...
The Amida Buddha image was born from gilt Sakyamuni Buddha image in Gandhara. The earliest exampl... more The Amida Buddha image was born from gilt Sakyamuni Buddha image in Gandhara. The earliest example are found in thw two steles depicting the Preaching Amida Buddha seated.
The earliest image of the Buddha Amida is found on the two steles that depict the preaching Buddh... more The earliest image of the Buddha Amida is found on the two steles that depict the preaching Buddha Amitabha alias Amitayus surrounded by bodhisattvas. One of the steles is housed in the Matsuoka Museum of Art and the othr in the Ancient Orient Museum. both in Tokyo.
The Amida Buddha image was created from gilt Buddha image of Gandhara. Its earliest images are ... more The Amida Buddha image was created from gilt Buddha image of Gandhara. Its earliest images are found on the two steles depicting the preaching Amida (Amitabha/Amitayus) now housed in the Matsuoka Museum of Art and the Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo.
The Amida Triad consisting of the Buddha Amida and the two flanking Bodhisattvas was created in G... more The Amida Triad consisting of the Buddha Amida and the two flanking Bodhisattvas was created in Gandhara in the second century CE.
The Amida Triad consists of the Amida Buddha ,and two flanking Bodhisattvas: Maitreya, Avalokites... more The Amida Triad consists of the Amida Buddha ,and two flanking Bodhisattvas: Maitreya, Avalokitesvara, Mahāsthānaprāpta and Mañjuśrī. This triad was first created in Gandhara in the second century CE.This article clarifies why and how this triad was created in Gandhara from unprecedented iconographical and etymological approach.
Japan Society for Hellenism~IslamArchaeological Studies, 2021
The Amida Triad was created in Gandhara in the second century CE. It is composed of the Buddha Am... more The Amida Triad was created in Gandhara in the second century CE. It is composed of the Buddha Amida and the two bodhisattvas : Maitreya, Avalokiteśvara , Mahāsthānaprāpta and Mañjuśrī. This article clarifies why and how this triad came into being from unprecedented etymological and iconographical approach.
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