Sakyamuni Buddha
Ink and color on paper
Sakyamuni Buddha (detail)
Sakyamuni Buddha
CHINA; Tang dynasty
Sakyamuni Buddha sits in full lotus position on an elevated lotus throne. The Buddha wears a red monastic robe that covers both shoulders. He holds one palm above the other, signifying the reception of alms. A colorful aureole surrounds the body. The canopy above the nimbus is decorated with flaming jewels. The lines of Tibetan text written beside the Buddha include a mantra and the phrases “Prostration to the World Honored One” and “World Honored One, please protect me, please protect me.”
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 783.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sakyamuni Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 783.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Sakyamuni Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:783.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Sakyamuni Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 783).
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