Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 118)
| Origin Location | Central Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Size | 68.58x48.26cm (27x19in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.21.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pag me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Light). Seated in the pureland of Sukhavati, he is surrounded by the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. Various buddhas fill the back and foregrounds.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 6
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha (Sukhavati Circular Format)
Subject: Pilgrimage Souvenir Paintings (Newar Merchants)
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