Prajnaparamita of Java

Prajñāpāramitā
Prajñāpāramitā statue from East Java.
MaterialAndesite stone
SizeHeight 126 cm, Width 50 cm
Createdcirca 13th century
DiscoveredCungkup Putri, near Singhasari temple, Malang, East Java, Indonesia (1818)
Present locationNational Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta

Prajñāpāramitā of Java refers to a famous depiction of Bodhisattva Prajñāpāramitā Devi, originating from 13th century Singhasari, East Java, Indonesia.[1] The statue is of great aesthetic and historical value, and is considered to be a masterpiece of classical Hindu-Buddhist art of ancient Java.[2] Today, the statue is in the collection of the National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta.

  1. ^ "Collectionː Prajnaparamita". National Museum of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Prajnaparamita". Virtual Collections of Asian Masterpieces. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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