Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 911)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Sakya |
| Size | 63.50x49.53cm (25x19.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.29.6 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pag me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Light). Seated at the top are Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitayus both flanked by Sakya patriarchs (Tib.: je tsun gong ma). The eight great bodhisattvas attend at the lower right and left.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
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