Item: Medicine Buddha - Retinue Buddha
སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ།
药师佛
(item no. 2881)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Abhijnaraja Buddha, body pink in color, hands in Meditation Gesture.
At the top right is Tana, white, holding a book above a lotus.
At the bottom right is Nyi Nang (Suryabhaskara), orange, holding a sun riding a chariot. At the bottom middle is Chandraprabha, white, holding a crescent moon, riding a goose. At the bottom left is Brahma, holding a vajra and a vase riding a goose. Brahma normally holds a wheel in the Medicine Buddha mandala.
Nick Dharmadi, 4-2026
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha, 药师佛, སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ། (Masterworks)
Painting Set: Medicine Buddha, Gold Figures (Private)
Collection: Bonhams, Hong Kong (October, 2025)
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha (retinue figures)
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