Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Shakyamuni
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 90508)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Shakyamuni Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye, English: the Enlightened One of the Shakya Clan) accompanied by two standing bodhisattvas, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara and Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava above. A host of identical buddhas surround the central figures.
Jeff Watt 5-2000
Subject: Composition - Repeated Figures (Early Works)
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