The bodhisattva Samantabhadra on an elephant

Samantabhadra (Chinese: Puxian) is the bodhisattva of benevolence and universal kindness. In East Asian sculpture and painting he is often shown with his mount, a white elephant. The scroll this figure holds in its hand is probably meant to represent the twenty-sixth chapter of the Lotus Sutra, which is dedicated to this deity. He is often shown in Chinese art in a triad with the buddhas Shakyamuni and Maitreya.