A Gild Copper Guanyin Statue
西藏丹薩替蓮花手觀音
Ht.15cm Wd.4.5cm
Dansa's statue of Buddha is named after Dansa's temple. Located on a mountainside in Sangri County, south of Tibet, Dansati Temple was built in 1158 AD . It is an important branch of the Kagyu Sect, the main monastery of the Pazhu Kagyu Sect. It has a high religious status. The glory of the Bamboo Kagyu Sect in Tibetan Buddhism. The Dansa statue has a unique artistic style and is self-contained. The overall style is characterized by a beautiful face of the Buddha, complicated decorations, and a large number of gems inlaid, especially turquoise. The streamer is looped behind the Buddha, like a backlight, and the rosette is low. It is short, with full lotus petals, and there is another pedestal under the rosette. The front of the pedestal is carved with auspicious s and beautiful statues. This Guanyin Bodhisattva is standing, with his feet flat on the lotus platform, and grows into a lotus standing on both sides of his body. He wears a five-leaf crown, the shape is clear. The Bodhisattva wears jewels inlaid beads wreath, wear light and bodycon long skirt, the folds of the skirt are close to the body and are decorated with jewelry. The lotus hand Guanyin is one of the many incarnations of GuanShiYin Bodhisattva. It is named after a lotus grows on the left and right shoulders.
丹萨替佛造像以丹萨替寺而得名。丹萨替寺位于西藏山南桑日縣一座山腰上，始建于公元1158年，它是噶举派重要分支——帕竹噶举派的主寺，具有较高的宗教地位，它见证了帕竹噶举派在西藏佛教中曾经的辉煌。丹萨替造像艺术风格独特，自成一体，整体风格特征为：佛像面部秀美，装饰繁复，大量宝石镶嵌，尤其为绿松石为主，飘带呈环状于佛像身后，宛如背光，仰覆莲座低矮，莲瓣饱满，莲座下另有一基座，基座正面多有吉祥纹饰雕刻，造像精美。
此尊观音菩萨游戏站姿，双脚平置于仰覆莲台上，长成莲花立于身体两侧。头载五叶宝冠，造型清晰。菩萨身穿珠嵌宝璎珞，下穿轻薄贴身的长裙，衣褶贴身流畅，并饰以珠宝璎珞。莲花手观音是观世音菩萨众多化身之一，因左右肩部各生一莲而得名。