the deity cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus throne with beaded edges, the hands in dhyana mudra and supporting an alms bowl, clad in a pleated robe draped over the left shoulder and cascading in crisp symmetrical folds near the feet, further depicted with a meditative expression below thin arched brows and an urna, flanked by a pair of pendulous earlobes pierced with vertical slots, all below an ushnisha atop hair neatly arranged in rows of small whorls, lacking the base plate

Rossi & Rossi, London, 1st October 2005.

Small areas of losses to gilt along the edges of the ears, chest, shoulder. A few small dents to the front of the elms bowl, and base plate missing.
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Commonly referred to as the ‘Medicine Buddha’, the deity is worshipped as a healer who can relieve suffering through his teachings. The famous Chinese Buddhist monk, Xuanzang, visited a monastery at Bamiyan, Afghanistan in the 7th century, a site that has since been excavated by archaeologists who discovered remnants of a scroll containing the Bhaisajyaguru Sutra, attesting to the enduring popularity of this manifestation of Buddha with healing powers.