Item: Maitreya (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Bodhisattva
རྒྱལ་བ་བྱམས་པ།
弥勒佛
(item no. 65413)
| Origin Location | Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Metal, Mercuric Gild, Painted Face/Hair |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Maitreya (Tibetan: cham pa. English: Love), the bodhisattva of loving kindness and the coming buddha of the future aeon - currently residing in the Tushita heaven.
"With the fire of great love burning the fuel of anger, the light of pristine awareness removes the darkness of ignorance; heir to the Conqueror's Dharma, upcoming leader of beings; to the one residing in Tushita, I bow." (Sakya liturgical verse).
Jeff Watt 9-98
Region: Mongolia Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Maitreya Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 1)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Mongolia
Collection of RMA: Selected Sculpture
Sculpture: Zanabazar Style (Mongolia)
Buddhist Deity: Maitreya (Sculpture)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Zanabazar Style & Atelier
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Mongolian Sculpture (Zanabazar Style)
Buddhist Deity: Maitreya Bodhisattva (Standing Sculpture)
Sculpture: Zanabazar Style (Peaceful Appearance)
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