Arhat

Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD
Shanxi Museum

Everything about this Arhat proclaims his fierce determination to protect the dharma. His furrowed brow, narrowed gaze, downturned lips, his left fist crossing his abdomen, his right hand firmly planted upon his knee, and his "Western" (spread-seated) posture all display his unmovable resolve and devotion to this duty.