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VasudhârâTibet - Gilded bronze - Height 14 cm - 17th centuryGoddess of abundance in Nepal, Vasudhara is the equivalent of Buddhist Hindu deity Shri Lakshmi. It is the third most represented deity in the Buddhist art of Nepal, after Buddha and Avalokiteshvara. Deities of Hindu origin corresponding to the Earth goddess and associated with the Buddhists Jambhala, god of wealth. Vasudhârâ, here clearly recognizable for both its attributes, in particular the grain of rice, is a goddess of abundance and riches fraught. ALC (Free Circulation) |