Item: Medicine Buddha - Retinue Buddha
སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ།
药师佛
(item no. 8901)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Gelug and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
| Painting School | Khyenri |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Ashokattamshri Buddha (pink).
Seated at the upper left (viewer's side) is Dudtsi Drag (1153-1232), 4th in the Nartang Monastery lineage. On the right side is Chim Namkha Drag (1210-1285), 7th in the Nartang lineage. Each figure has a Tibetan name inscription.
The composition most likely belongs to a nine painting Medicine Buddha set of paintings.
Jeff Watt [updated 9-2019]
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha (Miscellaneous Painting Sets)
Painting Tradition: Khyenri Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha, 药师佛, སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ། (Masterworks)
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Painting Masterworks)
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