Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)
སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད།
无量寿佛
(item no. 87236)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Size | 129.50x76.80cm (50.98x30.24in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Catalogue # | acc.# 67.849, Gift of John Goelet |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pag me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Light): surrounded by story vignettes.
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Buddha Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha (Sukhavati, Square Format)
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Painting Tradition: Menri Main Page
Painting Tradition: Menri (Buddha Page, 15/16th Century)
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