Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Amitabha Buddha - Sambhogakaya

སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད། 无量寿佛
(item no. 58521)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1300 - 1399
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Amitabha, Buddha (English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable light) according to the Tattvasamgraha literature of the Yoga Tantra Classification.

Amitabha is adorned with lavish sambhogakaya vestments, surrounded by 8 bodhisattvas, 210 buddhas and 4 wrathful deities.

Jeff Watt 1-2018

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