The Buddha Amitâyus, seated in padmasana on a double lotus base, holding a vase of amrita (the elixir of long life) / Artist Unknown, Tibet
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- Accession Number
- 1980/2.279
- Title
- The Buddha Amitâyus, seated in padmasana on a double lotus base, holding a vase of amrita (the elixir of long life)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Artist Nationality
- Tibetan
- Medium and Support
- gilded bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Tibet (autonomous region)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Tibet (autonomous region)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Buddhist
- Dimensions
- 13 cm x 8.2 cm x 5.5 cm (5 1/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. x 2 3/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- statue
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- A finely cast miniature icon of the Buddha Amitâyus, seated on a double lotus pedestal.
- Subject Matter
- The Buddha Amitâyus (Buddha of Boundless Life), holding a vase of amrita, the elixir of long life. Amitayus is one of the many manifestations of Buddhahood found in the Vajrayana pantheon of Himalayan Buddhist practice. He is most often depicted, as here, in sambhoga kaya (the "body of bliss"; an archetypal manifestation), represented by the garb of an earhly prince, with a crown, jewels, long hair, and wearing a dhoti.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 661 x 885
- File Size
- 64 KB
- Record
- 1980/2.279
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"The Buddha Amitâyus, seated in padmasana on a double lotus base, holding a vase of amrita (the elixir of long life); Artist Unknown, Tibet." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.279/1980_2.279.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
