Origin Location | China |
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Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
Lineages | Uncertain |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.3.1 |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Suryabaskara, Bodhisattva (Tibetan: nyi mai o ser. English: the Sun's Rays). One of the two principal attendant figures to the Medicine Guru Buddha.
"On the right is the Conqueror's son Suryabhaskara, with a body red in colour. The left hand holds a lotus marked with a sun....the right hand performs the mudra of supreme generosity. The retinue of the Lord are adorned with silks and jewels, standing on lotus and moon seats in a manner of homage." (Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo, 1820-1892).
Jeff Watt 9-2000