Burmese Buddha

in hive-185836 β€’Β  3 years agoΒ 

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As part of my art class, we popped into the Museum of Archaeology an Anthropology in Cambridge to look at tea making pots and paraphernalia 🍡

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This image of a Buddha from Burma, made in the late 18th century, touching the earth, is my favourite display in this museum.

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The bhumismudra (touching the earth) represents the Buddha calling the earth to witness his enlightenment and subdue the demons that tempted him πŸ™πŸ½

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