Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - with the 35 Buddhas of Confession
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 87004)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 134.62x109.22cm (53x43in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc. #1961-149-4, Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Ristine, 1961 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Shakyamuni Buddha and the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas from the Mahayana Buddhist Confession Sutra according to the Ludrub (Nagarjuna) iconographic system. This is a single composition and does not belong to a set of paintings. The Nageshvara Raja depiction, at the top left, blue in colour with a white face, follows the Tsongkapa system of depiction. There might also be other variations with a few of the Buddha depictions.
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa
Jeff Watt 8-2010
Subject: Confession Buddhas (Nagarjuna System)
Subject: Confession Buddhas with Attributes
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