Item: Akshobhya Buddha

Tibetan: མི་འཁྲུགས་པ། Chinese: 不动如来

(item no. 90750)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Uncertain
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Tibet House, New York

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Akshobhya, Buddha (Tibetan: mi chu pa, sang gye): the Enlightened One of the Eastern Direction, from the set of Five Celestial Buddhas.

A blue vajra scepter stands upright in the palm of the left hand. Monks, deities and celestial figures fill the fore and backgrounds.

Jeff Watt 2-2000