Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shakyamuni Buddha

ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། 释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 54400)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Field Museum of Natural History
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Shakyamuni Buddha, the two principle disciples - Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, the Eight Great Bodhisattvas along with meditational and protector deities at the bottom of the composition.

Jeff Watt 2-2011

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Collection of the Field Museum of Natural History (Painting)
Painting Type: Landscape Format (Deities & Figures)