Maitreya Bodhisattva Stele
statue
Cultural Relic
Buddhism
Museum collections
Chinese cultural relics
stone tablet
Minneapolis Museum of Art
Maitreya
Maitreya Bodhisattva Stele
Bodhisattva Stele
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Coin
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The Maitreya Bodhisattva Stele is a Chinese cultural relic dating back to 563 AD, currently housed in the Minneapolis Museum of Art in the United States. This cultural relic is made of black limestone and has traces of paint. This exquisitely carved stone tablet, although small in scale, displays a complete image of the same theme as a large Buddha statue. In addition to the Maitreya Buddha statue in the center, the engraved halo, and the bodhisattvas on both sides, there are also flying celestial beings and dragons on the flame shaped backs at the top and bottom. The back of the stone tablet is engraved with a 69 character inscription, listing the names of the donors who commissioned the production of this work and dedicated it in 563.
