Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Avadana (teaching stories)
| Origin Location | Central Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 86.36x57.15cm (34x22.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1996.27.1 |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Avadana Painting containing stories #57-59. From a set of more than twenty-two paintings and one hundred and eight stories.
(57) Building of the Stupas, cause and effect. (58) King Punyabala's Practice of Giving, a story of a king and generosity. (59) The Trial's of Ashoka's Son Kunala, stories of cause and effect.
Jeff Watt 7-2007
Reverse of Painting
Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen), is stupa-shaped, includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Publication: Leaves From the Heaven Tree (Avadana Contents)
Thematic Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Painting Set: Avadana Stories Main Page
Shakyamuni Buddha: Life Story Main Page
Painting Set: Avadana Stories (Painting Sets)
Painting Sets: Narrative & Life Story Painting Sets