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The Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus in a landscape containing scenes of his life and death. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Vishnu in his incarnation as Buddha, the thinker. Engraving, 1672.

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

The life of the Buddha Śākyamuni. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

1 print : engraving ; platemark approximately 27.3 x 33.5 cm

Buddha Sakyamuni: a statue of the god in a temple in China, attended by priests, monks and worshippers. Engraving, 1671.

In the centre of the painting is Avalokiteśvara, the patron deity of Tibet, whose chief function is compassion. His body-colour is white. In his top knot there is an image of Amitābha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. He has four arms: in his upper right hand he holds a rosary, in his upper left hand an open white lotus, and in his two lower hands he holds a jewel level with his heart. He is seated in full lotus posture on a lotus throne
In the top left corner is a seated Śākyamuni Buddha, his body colour golden with a green halo and a dark blue body-nimbus. In his left hand he holds a dark blue begging bowl and his right hand forms the earth-touching gesture which calls the earth to witness that he has reached supreme Enlightenment
The deity in the top right corner is Vajrasattva, his body-colour blue, with a green halo and dark blue body-nimbus, his left hand in meditation gesture holding a vajra (thunderbolt), his right hand forming the earth-touching gesture. His hair and top knot are golden and he wears monk's robes
In the bottom left corner the White Tara holds a vajra in each hand, one pointing upwards and one downwards. She wears golden Bodhisattva ornaments and sits in full lotus meditation posture, i.e. with the soles of both feet turned upwards on both thighs, on a lotus throne
In the bottom right corner Padmasambhava is seated, a ritual wand under his left arm, his left hand holding a white bowl, his right hand a vajra, seated in meditation posture on a lotus throne. In the centre are the symbols of the five senses

1 painting : distemper on linen ; distemper 46 x 34 cm

"Colonel Robertson of the Malay regiment brought home, in 1803, an image of Buddou, found in the palace of Candy when taken by general Macdoual in February of the same year. By the favour of colonel Robertson, the figure exhibited in the frontispiece has been taken from it. This image is about fifteen inches in height, and weighs about twelve pounds. It is cut out of an elephant's tooth." (Percival, op. cit. p. 220)

1 print : engraving ; platemark 26 x 20.6 cm

An ivory statue of the standing Buddha from Candy, Sri Lanka. Line engraving by H. Mutlow, 1804.

Recherches.

Recherches. Nouvelle série A Langue arabe et pensée islamique

Kitāb Bilawhar wa-Būḏāsf / édité par Daniel Gimaret.

1 print : engraving ; platemark approximately 29.5 x 17.5 cm

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Buddha Sakyamuni: a statue of the god in a temple in China, attended by priests, monks and worshippers. Engraving, 1671.

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

An ivory statue of the standing Buddha from Candy, Sri Lanka. Line engraving by H. Mutlow, 1804.

Kitāb Bilawhar wa-Būḏāsf / édité par Daniel Gimaret.

Vishnu in his incarnation as Buddha, the thinker. Engraving, 1672.

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Gautama Buddha

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Buddha Sakyamuni: a statue of the god in a temple in China, attended by priests, monks and worshippers. Engraving, 1671.

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

An ivory statue of the standing Buddha from Candy, Sri Lanka. Line engraving by H. Mutlow, 1804.

Kitāb Bilawhar wa-Būḏāsf / édité par Daniel Gimaret.

Vishnu in his incarnation as Buddha, the thinker. Engraving, 1672.

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