TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

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A thangka of the Medicine Buddha
Tibet, 19th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne backed by a golden torana, with worshippers and meditational deities in attendance, all surrounded by round palace walls and set in a green landscape with other meditators, animals and bathers, with two inscriptions in gold on front and one in black on the reverse
29¼ x 20¾ in. (74.2 x 52.7 cm.)

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The inscription on the front is the name of the mountain that the Paradise of the Medicine Buddha resides on. The inscription on the back is a four line prayer to the Medicine Buddha and further states that it was commissioned by a person named Prana.

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