Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Avadana (teaching stories)
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) |
| Size | 80.01x58.74cm (31.50x23.13in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1997.16.2 |
| Painting School | Palpung / Situ |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Avadana Painting #2 containing stories 4-6. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stories.
(4) The Fall of King Mandhata.
(5) The Gift of Candraprabha.
(6) Travels to the Island of Badara.
The Avadana paintings were conceived and sponsored by Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne (1700-1774). From the first set of paintings numerous copies were later made.
[Story names from Leaves of the Heaven Tree, the Great Compassion of the Buddha by Padma Chophel, 19th century. (Based on the Bodhisattvavadanakalpata of Kshemendra, 11th century). Translated by Deborah Black. Berkeley: Dharma Publishing, 1997.]
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Painting Set: Avadana Composition (Situ Panchen Design) Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 2
Painting Style: Kham Region (Kham-ri)
Painting Set: Avadana, Palpung Style (Rubin Set 1)
Painting Set: Situ Panchen Painting Set Commissions
Painting: Copies & Facsimiles