Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - Shakyamuni
| Origin Location | Ladakh |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | U. of Michigan Museum of Anthropology |
| Catalogue # | #17451, Koelz Collection |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Shakyamuni, Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye. English: the Sage of the Shakya Clan, Enlightened One).
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa
The right hand extended across the knee performs the earth-touching mudra (gesture) and the left in the mudra of meditation supports a begging bowl. With the legs in vajra posture, right over left, he sits atop a moon disc and multi-coloured lotus blossom seat surrounded by a blue-orange nimbus, dark green aureola and a canopy of fruit laden foliage.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Shakyamuni Buddha: Main Page
Region: Ladakh, Northern India
Collection of University of Michigan (Koelz Collection)