Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shakyamuni Buddha

ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། 释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 3313648)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Size 43x30.50cm (16.93x12.01in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Catalogue # acc. #W.lld13648.R0002
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Shakyamuni Buddha with Dipamkara the previous Buddha at the upper left and Maitreya the future Buddha at the upper right.

Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa

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Collection of Essen, Museum der Kulturen, Basel