Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shakyamuni Buddha

ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། 释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 91027)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Uncertain
Size 167.64x228.60cm (66x90in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Shakyamuni, Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya thu pa, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of the Shakya Clan) surrounded by gods, bodhisattvas and arhats. Various scenes from the life of the Buddha fill the background.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Thematic Sets
Shakyamuni Buddha: Main Page
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Painting Type: Landscape Format (Deities & Figures)