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More model informationBodhisattvas are enlightened beings who can relieve the suffering of others. Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, holds his hands in the dharmachakra mudra, the gesture of preaching. This Tibetan figure was made of gilt-bronze in about 1400–1500 CE. Neutron imaging uncovered a ceramic core, which confirmed the lost-wax method of construction in which wax and clay are used to create a mould for liquid metal. The scans also show that the Bodhisattva’s seven-point crown has been repaired. There are traces of an organic material in the base which is part of the consecrated relic.
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