Amitabha Buddha and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas
Color on cloth
Amitabha Buddha and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas
CHINA; Qing dynasty
In this thangka painting, Amitabha is depicted in the traditional Tibetan way. The body is red and the hands hold an alms bowl. Dressed in a simple monastic robe, Amitabha sits in full lotus position in front of the temples in the Western Pure Land. The Buddha is accompanied by the smaller figures of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. At the bottom of the painting, two Dharma protectors surrounded by flames ride on horses. The thangka is mounted on cloth decorated with a dragon and cloud pattern.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 32.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitabha Buddha and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 32.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Amitabha Buddha and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:32.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Amitabha Buddha and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 32).
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