1000Hands Merciful Goddess in the Exhibition

Goryeo was a country of Buddhism.
She was founded on the basis of Buddhist belief.

So I could see many Buddha sculptures there, among them I’d like to show the 1000 hands merciful goddess of Buddhism
Actually it is said that the merciful goddess was a man, but for showing his mercy to ordinary people, he appeared as a women.

It was not a big sculpture, but the description of hands were so vivid.
It seemed that each hand had its own specific meaning.
In my guess, each hand postures had its meaning.
The way express the meaning with the hands was Indians method to tell something without the direct conversation.

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Even though some of hands were destroyed, it was really nice to see its characteristics of the sculpture.

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