Tanka of Amitābha

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Description

Title
Tanka of Amitābha
Published / Created
circa 1700-circa 1800
Description
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Amitābha seated on a lotus throne presiding over Sukhāvatī, his celestial realm, surrounded by eight bodhisattvas and telve smaller buddhas and divinities, and behind a lake with two babies upon a lotus. The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been no.
Language
Tibetan
Sanskrit

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Tibet MSS 62
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Container / Volume
Box 10 (Oversize)

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Citation
Tanka Collection. General Collection of Books and Manuscripts, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
9924184
Object ID (OID)
10563698

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