Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 86458)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitabha Buddha in the pure realm of Sukhavati. (See the image and documentation on the Met website). This painting is from East Tibet and the work of the renowned artist Trehor Namkha Gyan.
Jeff Watt 8-2014
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha, 阿弥陀佛, འོད་དཔག་མེད། (Painting Masterworks)
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Main Page
Painting Tradition: Kandze Valley & Trehor Namka Gyan
Artist: Trehor Namkha Gyan (Sukhavati Pureland) & Atelier
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