The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Bodhisattva
mid-1200s
Location: not on view
Description
A Bosatsu (Bodhisattva in Sanskrit) is a being that has attained enlightenment but has compassionately refrained from entering nirvana in order to save others. As an attendant of Buddha, Bosatsu assumes many forms, all of which are worshipped as deities in Japanese Buddhism.- ?–1983(Robert H. Ellsworth, Ltd., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1983–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Buddhist Sculptures in the Insei Political Period. Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto, Japan (organizer) (February 5-March 17, 1991).The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1983.18