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Shrine of the 2nd Celestial Buddha, Akshobya: on the eastern side of the base of the Temple of Adi Buddha at Sambhunath. April 1854
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Watercolour of the shrine of the 2nd Celestial
Buddha, Akshobya, at Swayambhunath in Nepal, by Henry Ambrose
Oldfield (1822-1871), dated April 1854. The image is inscribed on
the reverse: 'Shrine of the 2nd Celestial Buddha, Akshobya: on the
eastern side of the base of the Temple of Adi Buddha at Sambhunath.
April 1854', together with notes.Dr Oldfield, who was Residency
Surgeon at Kathmandu from 1850-1863, wrote in Volume II of his
'Sketches from Nipal, Historical and Descriptive...' (1880): "Round
the base of the hemisphere or mound of the temple and built partly
into its plinth, opposite the four cardinal points, are five large
shrines, covered with copper-gilt, and each of which contains a
gilt image, rather larger than life size, of one of the divine
Buddhas...Above each shrine is a gilt toran...on which is
represented in relief a figure of Garura standing upon a pair of
nagkunyas, or mermaids, each of which is supported upon the coils
of the tail of a grotesque sea-dragon."
Title: Shrine of the 2nd Celestial Buddha, Akshobya: on the eastern
side of the base of the Temple of Adi Buddha at Sambhunath. April
1854
Description:
Watercolour of the shrine of the 2nd Celestial
Buddha, Akshobya, at Swayambhunath in Nepal, by Henry Ambrose
Oldfield (1822-1871), dated April 1854.
The image is inscribed on
the reverse: 'Shrine of the 2nd Celestial Buddha, Akshobya: on the
eastern side of the base of the Temple of Adi Buddha at Sambhunath.
April 1854', together with notes.
Dr Oldfield, who was Residency
Surgeon at Kathmandu from 1850-1863, wrote in Volume II of his
'Sketches from Nipal, Historical and Descriptive.
' (1880): "Round
the base of the hemisphere or mound of the temple and built partly
into its plinth, opposite the four cardinal points, are five large
shrines, covered with copper-gilt, and each of which contains a
gilt image, rather larger than life size, of one of the divine
Buddhas.
Above each shrine is a gilt toran.
on which is
represented in relief a figure of Garura standing upon a pair of
nagkunyas, or mermaids, each of which is supported upon the coils
of the tail of a grotesque sea-dragon.
".
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