Item: Medicine Buddha - Retinue Figure
སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ།
药师佛
(item no. 35808)
| Origin Location | China |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Metal |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Jijig, Medicine Buddha retinue figure.
Jijig (Tibetan: ji jig. English: frightful): retinue deity of the eastern side of the Medicine Buddha Mandala of Fifty-one Deities. This sculpture belongs to a larger set depicting all fifty-one deities.
"...at the eastern door...Jijig, yellow, [holding] a vajra, ...the left holds a mongoose." Collection of All Tantras vol.1, page 117.
Jeff Watt 2-2009
Exhibition: The Art of Tibetan Medicine
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha (Twelve Yaksha Generals)
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