The monk (bhikṣu)

The distinguishing marks

Each mark points to real records that describe it.

• Shaven skull and forehead

  See in the database: HADB 220, HADB 222

• Enveloping monastic robe (saṃghāṭi)

  See in the database: HADB 221

• Realistic, expressive faces, from laughter to torment

  See in the database: HADB 220, HADB 222, HADB 223

Three works to learn to look

HADB 220

比丘头像

灰泥 · 巴格盖

这位年轻僧侣的面孔似乎是现场速写的肖像，一幅漫画。前额按规定剃光。面孔纤细规整：眼睛睁开，颧骨高。他的表情生动。

HADB 222

比丘头像

灰泥 · 巴格盖

这个表现年老僧侣的造型制作精美。略呈短头型的头颅已剃光。面部刻有深深的皱纹横贯额头，标记着鱼尾纹。

HADB 221

比丘头像

灰泥 · 德希·古恩迪

这位年轻的剃度僧侣身穿完全包裹他的僧伽梨。他露出灿烂的微笑，神态和蔼，身体前倾。

Not to be confused with

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  The brahman

  The novice’s lock of hair also appears on a brahman head (HADB 252): the monastic and brahmanical worlds echo each other in the database.

This figure in the tours

Guided tours of the database include several works of this figure.

• 供养人、僧侣与婆罗门

  5 works of this figure

• 哈达的肖像艺术

  4 works of this figure

In the identification key

The observation paths that lead to this figure in the questionnaire. Each path can be replayed.

1. Realistic, like a portrait›Completely shaven skull, no jewellery
2. The face is missing, I mainly see the body›Enveloping monastic robe (saṃghāṭi)›A shaven skull