Item: Stupa (Buddhist Reliquary)
མཆོད་རྟེན།
佛塔
(item no. 953)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 34.93x21.59cm (13.75x8.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P2000.6.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Object/Concept
Stupa: symbol of enlightenment with the front decorated with the five seed syllables representing the six realms of existence.
Sanskrit: Chaitya
Tibetan: Chor ten
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Front of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: su. nri. tri. bre. du.
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