Vairochana in copper alloy, made in China during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts. From the museum description: :"...Here, he is depicted as described in the "Brahmajalasutra", seated upon a lotus with 1,000 petals that emit 100,000 Buddhas, each of whom will teach the doctrine to a different universe. :"Vairochana is seated with his hands in the gesture of anointing "(abhisheka mudra)". ... The "svastika" on his chest represents the Buddhist Wheel of the Law, "dharmacakra"."