Manjushri

As one of the four images datable to the reign of the Pala ruler, Devapala (808 – 843 CE), this figure is of immense importance. This Manjusri image shows him as a corpulent being, seated on a lotus platform with the right leg resting on another lotus. He holds a fruit in his right hand and a manuscript signifying knowledge, in his left. The figure sits on a platform supported by two lions, flanked at the base by two devotees with folded hands (anjali-mudra). The halo around his head is encircled with flames and a jewel is placed at the apex. The inscription at the back mentions that Vikhaka, wife of Kalachuriantaka (destroyer of the Kalachuris), resident of village Purika in the Rajagriha district donated this image in the 3rd year of Devapala.