Sujet

Portrait of a Tibetan Monk, 12th century. Creator: Unknown.

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Portrait of a Tibetan Monk, 12th century. Wearing the robes of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, the individual depicted in this portrait was probably a teacher of the Kadampa order. The painting’s patron, perhaps a disciple of the monk, is seen in the lower left corner, gazing toward the teacher. Sitting before an altar and holding an offering lamp, he too wears monk's robes but has the long hair of a layman. The four deities to the right of the altar are especially important within the Kadampa tradition: from left to right we see the goddess or female bodhisattva White Tara, the male bodhisattva Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara, the goddess-bodhisattva Green Tara, and the wrathful buddha Achala. Seated along the top register are the five celestial buddhas and a four-armed goddess, probably Prajnaparamita (“Perfect Wisdom”), considered the mother of all buddhas and the embodiment of wisdom. Below them, the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, and the blue medicine buddha flank the monk at the centre.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23B16_329

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,4Mo (3,0Mo) / 32,5cm x 42,0cm / 3833 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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