Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Jataka (previous lives)
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 87217)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 79x52cm (31.10x20.47in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Catalogue # | acc.# 26.243, Denman Waldo Ross Collection |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Shakyamuni, Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One, Sage of the Shakya Clan) surrounded by previous life story vignettes.
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Shakyamuni Buddha: Jataka Stories Main Page
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Buddha Paintings
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Painting Set: One Hundred Jataka Stories (MFA Boston)
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