TY - JOUR
T1 - The "Lion and Kunlun Slave" image
T2 - A motif of Buddhist art found in Unified Silla funerary sculpture
AU - Lim, Youngae
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Academy of East Asian Studies.
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - This paper explores two main issues. The first issue is the Southeast Asian figure of the Kunlunnu 崑崙奴 and the appearance of this figure in East Asian Buddhist art; specifically, how this figure is portrayed as the lion tamer of Mañjuśrî. The second concern is centered on examples of the "Lion and Kunlunnu" image that appear in the tombs of Unified Silla (676-935). Until now, the figure carved on the corner pillar of the Unified Silla royal tomb at Kujong-dong 九政洞 has been identified as a "Westerner with a polo stick." This paper proposes that the figure and the adjacent lion relief should be reinterpreted as a representation of the Buddhist image of the "lion and Kunlunnu" attendant of Mañjuśrî. Thus, this relief serves as an example of the close relationship between the sculpture of the Unified Silla royal tombs and Buddhist art.
AB - This paper explores two main issues. The first issue is the Southeast Asian figure of the Kunlunnu 崑崙奴 and the appearance of this figure in East Asian Buddhist art; specifically, how this figure is portrayed as the lion tamer of Mañjuśrî. The second concern is centered on examples of the "Lion and Kunlunnu" image that appear in the tombs of Unified Silla (676-935). Until now, the figure carved on the corner pillar of the Unified Silla royal tomb at Kujong-dong 九政洞 has been identified as a "Westerner with a polo stick." This paper proposes that the figure and the adjacent lion relief should be reinterpreted as a representation of the Buddhist image of the "lion and Kunlunnu" attendant of Mañjuśrî. Thus, this relief serves as an example of the close relationship between the sculpture of the Unified Silla royal tombs and Buddhist art.
KW - "Lion and Kunlunnu," Mañjuśrî
KW - Buddhist art
KW - Royal tombs
KW - Unified Silla dynasty
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055561981&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21866/esjeas.2018.18.2.002
DO - 10.21866/esjeas.2018.18.2.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055561981
SN - 1598-2661
VL - 18
SP - 153
EP - 178
JO - Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies
JF - Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies
IS - 2
ER -