Item: Stupa (Buddhist Reliquary) - Painting
མཆོད་རྟེན།
佛塔
(item no. 100004)
| Origin Location | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 60.33x79.38cm (23.75x31.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.15.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Object/Concept
Sanskrit: Chaitya
Tibetan: Chor ten
Stupa (English: reliquary mound) symbolizing the ultimate state of a buddha - the dharmakaya - truth body. In the domed center is the goddess Prajnaparamita. Below that is the buddha Akshobhya on the lowest layered tier. At the bottom center is the wrathful bodhisattva Vajrapani surrounded by donor figures. At the top center are the Five Celestial Buddhas flanked by two bodhisattvas.
Jeff Watt 3-2001
Collection: Private 22
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Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Nepal
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Nepal: Late Mala Period Painting
Painting Set Comparables: Stupas of Kathmandu
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