Amitabha Buddha Triad
Ink and color on silk
Amitabha Buddha Triad
CHINA; Southern Song dynasty
This 12th century painting illustrates the Amitabha Buddha Triad descending on clouds to welcome a being to the Pure Land. Amitabha Buddha, the central figure, has a round nimbus and a unique mandorla depicted with numerous curved fine lines. The Buddha has a low, flat usnisa, and wears a green inner robe under a red monastic robe. The hands form the highest grade of lowest class mudra, and the feet rest on two different-colored lotus pedestals. The canopy above the Buddha is decorated with beads and appears to flutter in the wind. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, standing on the right beside Amitabha, wears a headdress with a Buddha image and holds a lotus throne. Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, standing on the left, joins palms.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 37.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
pages = 37,
title = {{Amitabha Buddha Triad}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}