Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Life Story
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 87240)
| Origin Location | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 108x75.40cm (42.52x29.69in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Catalogue # | acc. #67.846, Gift of John Goelet |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Gender: Male
Shakyamuni, Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One, Sage of the Shakya Clan): attacked by Mara prior to reaching enlightenment.
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Nepal: Paintings
Nepal: Buddhism
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