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19TH CENTURY
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A Tibetan thang.ka depicting Amitayus
19th century
Amitayus is seated in vajrasana on a lotus pericarp, both hands in dhyanamudra holding the alms-bowl, wearing various garments, his face with serene expression, head and body halo behind, surrounded by myriads of minute emanations of the five tathagata, in brocade mounting
64 x 44 cm.
19th century
Amitayus is seated in vajrasana on a lotus pericarp, both hands in dhyanamudra holding the alms-bowl, wearing various garments, his face with serene expression, head and body halo behind, surrounded by myriads of minute emanations of the five tathagata, in brocade mounting
64 x 44 cm.
Literature
H. Uhlig (ed.), Das Bild des Buddha, Berlin 1979, no. 132
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