Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 86906)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Size | 95.25x65.02cm (37.50x25.60in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | The Brooklyn Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc. #BMA 36.748, Gift of Herbert L. Pratt in Memory of His Wife |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pa me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Light) seated in the pureland of Sukhavati contained within a rainbow sphere. Seated at the top center are the Five Transcendent Buddhas: Vairochana, Akshobhya, Amitabha, Ratnasambhava and Amoghasiddhi. Seated at the sides of the central figure are the 8 great Bodhisattvas. Various other buddhas, bodhisattvas and offering figures fill the landscape.
Jeff Watt 3-2002
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
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