Item: Amitabha Buddha - Nirmanakaya
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 15126)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Shechen Archives - photographs |
| Painting School | Karma Gardri |
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): red in colour, seated on a peacock throne, with both hands placed in the lap in the mudra (gesture) of meditation supporting a black begging bowl; surrounded by the 'Eight Great Heart-sons' of the Buddha.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Collection of Shechen Archives: Gallery I
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