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Keywords: Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis.jpg 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 http //www metmuseum org/collection/the-collection-online/search/75274 http //images metmuseum org/CRDImages/as/original/DP279243_edt jpg direct link mid-17th century author Assessments 1 PD-old-100 Mandala thangka from Tibet Tibetan Buddhist paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 17th-century paintings from Tibet Files uploaded by Yann Forget Featured pictures of painting Featured pictures of Tibet Featured pictures of New York City Featured pictures by others nominated by Yann Forget
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