Shakyamuni Buddha
Former TitleShakyamuni Buddha with Transcendant Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Manifestations of Padmasambhava
CultureTibetan
Date18th century
MediumThangka; colors on cotton with brocade border and cotton backing
DimensionsImage: 26 × 17 11/16 inches (66.04 × 44.93 cm)
Mount: 30 13/16 × 22 3/8 inches (78.26 × 56.83 cm)
Framed: 52 × 29 1/8 × 1 3/4 inches (132.08 × 73.98 × 4.45 cm)
Mount: 30 13/16 × 22 3/8 inches (78.26 × 56.83 cm)
Framed: 52 × 29 1/8 × 1 3/4 inches (132.08 × 73.98 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Joseph H. Heil
Object number74-36/8
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Gallery LabelShakyamuni Buddha sits in the center of this painting with his hand touching the earth, his pose at the moment he achieved enlightenment. He is surrounded by a retinue of other buddhas, bodhisattvas (enlightened beings), and the teacher Padmasambhava. Padmasambhava can be seen at the top center of the painting holding a staff and wearing a red robe and hat.
This painting was one of a series devoted to Shakyamuni Buddha and was intended to hang in a Buddhist monastery. The prominence of Padmasambhava suggests that the painting was likely made for a monastery associated with the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism that he founded, the Nyingmapa School.
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