Standing Yakusa
8th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
Buddhists in Tibet and eastern Asia adopted worship of the Medicine Buddha, known in Sanskrit as Bhaisajyaguru. Buddhists pray to the Medicine Buddha for long life and specific cures, as well as for more spiritual forms of healing such as removal of ignorance and fear. In Korea he is known as Yagsa Yeorae. From the fourth to the ninth century, Korean Buddhists commissioned many small images in which this Buddha is usually shown holding a pot of medicine.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Locations
- Place made: Korea
- Period
- Unified Silla Period
- Dimensions
- 7 1/16 x 2 in. (18 x 5.1 cm) with wood stand: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 74.165
- Credit Line
- Frank L. Babbott Fund
- Exhibitions
- Arts of Korea, Arts of Buddhism
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Asian Galleries, Southwest, 2nd floor
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