Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Medicine Buddha - Retinue Buddha

སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ། 药师佛
(item no. 89120)
Origin Location Central Tibet
Date Range 1400 - 1499
Size 19x18cm (7.48x7.09in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton
Collection Publication: Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

The red Buddha, with his hand in the varadamudra (wish-granting gesture) could either be Kasyapa or Dipamkara.
Tibetan Paintings by Hugo E. Kreijger (list of image plates)

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Painting Set: Medicine Buddha (Jucker/Huntington)
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