A thangka with three Miracles of the Buddha
A thangka with three Miracles of the Buddha

TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

細節
A thangka with three Miracles of the Buddha
Tibet, 18th century
Depicting three of the fifteen miracles performed by the Buddha, each with the Buddha seated on a lotus base over a throne, his hands in various mudras, dressed in a sanghati, backed by a nimbus and multicolored aureole, set in a mountainous and watery landscape, with seated monks and Buddhist deities all in adoration to the three emanations of the Buddha, an inscription along the bottom of the painting
35½ x 25¾ in. (90.1 x 65.4 cm.)

登入
瀏覽狀況報告

拍品專文

This thangka would have been part of a set of five depicting the fifteen miracles performed by the Buddha during his time in Shravasti in Northern India. The days associated with these miracles hold special significance in Tibet, as they are celebrated as the first fifteen days of the Tibetan New Year.

This painting portrays the miracles attributed to the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth days of the cycle, with the tenth at center, the eleventh at lower left, and the twelfth at lower right. On the tenth day, the Four Guardian Kings made offerings to the Buddha, who extended his body to the peak of Samsara and emitted light from his body to fill the world. On the eleventh day, a merchant made offerings to the Buddha, whose body became invisible but began to radiate light. On the twelfth day, a patron made offerings; through power of concentration, the Buddha sent out rays of light from his body to illuminate the entirety of the Three-thousand-fold Universe.

更多來自 印度及东南亚艺术

查看全部
查看全部