Item: Manjushri (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Bodhisattva
འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས།
文殊师利菩萨
(item no. 65917)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Manjushri in Bodhisattva Appearance and seated in a relaxed posture with non-iconic hand gestures.
At the top left is a Buddha figure and on the right side is the meditational deity White Manjushri.
At the bottom right is the wisdom protector Yama Dharmaraja in 'Outer Appearance'. Yama Dharmaraja has three principal forms in which he appears: outer, inner and secret.
Jeff Watt 8-2011
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 4
Painting Set: Kundeling Incarnation Lineage
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