Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Maitreya (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Bodhisattva

རྒྱལ་བ་བྱམས་པ། 弥勒佛
(item no. 12842)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Buddhist
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Maitreya, Bodhisattva as part of a set of nine figures in total depicting all of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas and the either Shakyamuni or Amitabha Buddha as the central subject.

Jeff Watt 8-2014

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