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laid her cloak upon an island when she bathed in the sacred Ganges. 

 On returning she found a lotus bud in the garment and, having eaten 

 it, she conceived Buddha. Perhaps it was this divinity which gave 

 rise of the coordination of Avalokitesvara with Kuan-Yin. Height, 

 4f inches. China. (Cat. No. 130815, U.S.N.M.) Gift of Mrs. J. G. 

 Bruff. 



150. Maitreya. — Wood lacquered and silvered. Seated in medi- 

 tation. Maitreya is the Bodhisattva of Gautama Buddha and the 

 next and last Buddha to appear on earth during the present world- 

 age (Icalpa). He is the only Bodhisattva known to southern Bud- 

 dhism (Burma, Ceylon, Siam). He is sometimes represented seated 

 in European fashion, that is, with the legs let down, with the attri- 

 butes of a vase (of ambrosia) and a wheel and lotus. Height, 9§ 

 inches. Laos, Further India. (Cat. No. 2175S2, U.S.N.M.) 



151. Maitreya (?).. — Wood. Seated figure on a throne, wearing 

 a crown, with the feet resting on a footstool. The right hand is 

 resting on the knee, the left on the breast, and beneath it is a carved 

 mask of a monster. Height, 10 inches. China. (Cat. No. 216029, 

 U.S.N.M.) Gift of Gen. G. W. Bailey. 



152. Jarnbyang (Sanskrit, Manjusri).- — Bronze, gilt and polished. 

 The name Manjusri means something like ' 'having a lovely brilliance." 

 He is the Bodhisattva of the celestial Buddha Akshobhya, and is the 

 representative of transcedental wisdom. He is represented seated, 

 holding in his right hand the sword of knowledge with which he 

 cleaves the clouds of mental darkness. His other attribute is a book 

 which rests upon a lotus rising behind his left arm. The high dia- 

 dem is painted blue. His principal temple is at Wu-tai-shan in the 

 Chinese Province of Shanhsi. Height, 8 inches. Lhasa, Tibet. 

 (Cat. No. 130396, U.S.N.M.) 



153. Bodhisattva (?). — Wood, carved, gilt and encrusted with 

 pieces of colored glass. Standing on a base, holding a long stalk 

 extending from the feet to above the head and probably terminated 

 in a lotus bud, which is broken away. The robe, richly carved with 

 bands of floral designs and beaded lines, reaches down to the feet, 

 ending in a train behind. Over this is a short, closely fitted coat, 

 descending to the hips, while from the arms hang folded scarfs. 

 The head is covered with a diademed cap, from which rises a conical 

 crown. The rather small ears have red stones attached to the lobes 

 and are set in a triangular ornament. On the bosom is an ornament, 

 formed of four lozenge-shaped pieces of glass with a boss in the cen- 

 ter. Height, 19| inches. Burma or Siam. (Plate 63, fig. 1, Cat. 

 No. 311804, U.S.N.M.) Bequest of Miss Elizabeth S. Stevens. 



154. Bodhisattva (?). — Bronze, cast and chased, gilt and polished. 

 Standing on a base. The robe, descending to the feet, with a sort 

 of waist held by a belt, is finely chased with floral designs. The 



