Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Shakyamuni

ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། 释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 11918)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Buddha

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Shakyamuni Buddha along with Shariputra and Maudgalyayana standing at the right and left sides. Seated below are four of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas, Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani and possibly Kshitigarbha.

Jeff Watt 7-2025

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Painting Style: Palpung Monastery
Shakyamuni Buddha: Main Page
Collection: Sotheby's, Painting (September, 2001; New York)
Subject: Eight Great Bodhisattvas (Single Composition)