Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Life Story
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 949)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 72.39x43.82cm (28.50x17.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P2000.5.5 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Gender: Male
Gautama, the Prince, (5th century B.C.) as he renounces the world by cutting off his long black hair in front of the white Vishuddha stupa reliquary structure, heavenly goddesses collect the fallen tresses. Gautama is the royal prince who became the Buddha Shakyamuni and the founder of Buddhism.
Jeff Watt 7-2001
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 9
Shakyamuni Buddha: Life Story Main Page
Shakyamuni Buddha: Life Story #4 Asceticism
Subject: Deities & Stupas
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