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17th century Painting on cloth of of Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis with Bodhisatvas in background.

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English: Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, Image: 31 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (79.4 x 67.9 cm). Framed: 41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm). Buddha Shakyamuni holds a begging bowl and gestures to the earth to witness his awakening. His golden complexion evokes his transcendent nature, and the patchwork robe indicates his non-attachment. He meditates upon a radiating lotus and is attended by the adoring figures of the bodhisattvas Maitreya (holding a flask) and Manjushri (a sword). Shakyamuni’s status as a cosmic Buddha is indicated by the rows of Buddhas that occupy the upper registers and the sixteen arhats that surround the lotus throne. In the lowest register are three seated monks flanked by the four guardian kings (lokapala). At lower left sits the officiating lama, likely the patron of this painting named in the inscription as Lobzang Dondrup. Stylistically, this western Tibetan work may be associated with Tsaparang, Tholing, and Tabo monasteries.
Date mid-17th century
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Source/Photographer https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/75274 direct link
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