Item: Medicine Buddha - Retinue Buddha
སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ།
药师佛
(item no. 94292)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | American Museum of Natural History |
| Catalogue # | 70.0/ 6883 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
One of the Eight Medicine Buddha Brothers accompanied by a portion of the deities of the 51 Deity Mandala. The Sixteen Arhats have also been added along with Tibetan Teachers at the top of the composition.
Jeff Watt 11-2010
Buddhist Deity: Amitabha Buddha Main Page (阿弥陀佛 / འོད་དཔག་མེད།)
Collection of American Museum of Natural History - I
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