Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Amitabha Buddha - Pureland (Sukhavati)

སངས་རྒྱས་འོད་དཔག་མེད། 无量寿佛
(item no. 91038)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Uncertain
Size 87.00x60.96cm (34.25x24in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Buddha

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pa me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasurable Light): with buddhas seated above and to the upper sides, the eight great bodhisattvas to the lower sides along with arhats, monks and a Tibetan King below.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Thematic Sets
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Subject: Sukhavati Paintings (Namcho Tradition)