Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 86908)
| Origin Location | Western Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Size | 67.31x56.18cm (26.50x22.12in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | The Brooklyn Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc. #BMA 84.265, Gift of Mr. And Mrs. Robert L. Poster |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pa me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Light) seated in the pureland of Sukhavati. At the top center above the draped canopy are the Five Transcendent Buddhas. Standing at the sides of the throne are the 16 Great Bodhisattvas. Various buddhas, bodhisattvas and offering figures fill the landscape. The painting is executed in the Guge style of Western Tibet.
Jeff Watt 3-2002
Painting Style: Western Tibetan
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani (Amitabha Set of Three)
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha (Sukhavati, Square Format)
Collection of Brooklyn Museum of Art
Collection of Brooklyn Museum of Art (Buddhas)
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha (Early Paintings)
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