Subject: Eight Great Bodhisattvas (Single Composition)
Eight Great Bodhisattvas (Main Page)The best examples of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas in a single composition are generally found with Amitabha within a Sukhavati format composition or Shakyamuni Buddha depicted as the central subject of a painting.Study Topics:
- Central Figure:
--- Amitabha
--- Shakyamuni
- Bodhisattva:
--- Colours
--- Attributes & Gestures
--- Postures
--- Iconographic System
The first example below is of course not depicting all of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. It is included here because it is a good example of the Palpung painting style and what is likely to be a three painting set depicting the Buddhas of the Three Times and including the Bodhisattvas and others.
Jeff Watt 7-2025
(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).
