Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Maitreya (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Buddha

རྒྱལ་བ་བྱམས་པ། 弥勒佛
(item no. 54337)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Field Museum of Natural History
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Buddha

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Maitreya, the future Buddha, along with buddhas and some of the Sixteen Great Arhats, from a three painting set.

Jeff Watt 2-2011

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Maitreya (Buddha Appearance)
Collection of the Field Museum of Natural History (Painting)