Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Life Story

ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། 释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 90020)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Uncertain
Size 71.12x43.82cm (28x17.25in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Navin Kumar
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Gautama, the Prince, (5th century B.C.) as he renounces the world by cutting off his long black hair in front of a white stupa reliquary structure, heavenly goddesses collect the fallen tresses. Gautama is the royal prince who became the Buddha Shakyamuni and founder of Buddhism.

Jeff Watt 4-2000

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