Shakyamuni Buddha, 1440-1470, 29 x 25 3/16 in. (73.66 x 63.98 cm) (image), Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton, Tibet, 15th century, The golden, radiant body of the Buddha is depicted at the moment of his enlightenment in this stunning thangka (painting). He wears a patchwork monastic robe and carries a begging bowl, both of which he adopted after choosing asceticism over his former princely life. His right hand reaches for the earth, and a raised golden halo surrounds his head and body. Two bodhisattvas stand at either side of his lotus petal throne.
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