ETHAS 028585

Tibet thangka le Buddha Amitâbha en Sukhâvâtî

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028585
Amitābha Buddha in his Pure Land
Tibet
17th century
Painting on cotton
Acquired from the Laurent Rehfous Gallery in Geneva in 1960
Former collection of Dr Albert Jentzer

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Tibetan Buddhist iconography

Buddhism spread to the Roof of the World in the 7th century and Tibetan Buddhism is deeply Tantric. As in Japan, its iconography is extremely rich and coded. It accentuates the representation of the masters and their teaching. As in the other Buddhist countries, paintings and statues are part of a consecration ritual, which incites the divinities shown in the images to come and live in them.

Bibliograpy

  • Eracle, Jean. 1993. Thanka de l'Himalaya, images de la sagesse. Genève / Ivrea : Musée d'ethnographie / Priuli & Verlucca, 51, MEG Carl-Vogt,

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