Amoghasiddhi

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Amoghasiddhi

The colossal image of Amoghasiddhi carved out of a piece of sandstone originally found in G. Udayagiri of Phulbani district is now under display in the Odisha State Museum. The conception of Amoghasiddhi belongs to Vajrayana school of thought and the Nepalese Buddhists consider this deity as the first Dhayni Buddha in order. It sits in cross-legged (Padmasana) on a lotus throne supported on either sides by a lion and below the lotus and in between the lion is engraved the wheel of law (Dharma Chakra) flanked by deer. The two hands of the image are placed palm upon palm and although the appearance is completely defaced the sitting posture indicates deep concentration. On the background is seen a huge coiled snake which provides a canopy of seven hoods to the image. A portion of the canopy is damaged. For this canopy, some think it to be the image of Parsvanatha, the 25th Tirthankara of theJaina pantheon.