Item: Amitabha Buddha - Nirmanakaya
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 90733)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Tibet House, New York |
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), surrounded by various panditas and lineage lamas of the Nyingmapa School.
Red in colour with one face and two hands placed in the lap performing the gesture of meditation, he sits atop a moon disc and multi-coloured lotus seat surrounded by circles of radiant light.
Jeff Watt 2-2000
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
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