Image title: Padmapani Lokeshvara (12th century)

This Bronze sculpture shows an image of Padmapani Lokeshvara, from the 12th/13th century origination from Nepal.—Materials used: Bronze, gilt, semi-precious stones.

Description: Avalokiteshvara in this aspect is called Padmapani Lokeshvara (“Lord of the Lotus in Hand”). With its sweet expression and hand extended in charity the image is the embodiment of compassion, a factor accounting for the deity’s pan-Asian popularity.

Gallery information:

The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.