Amitāyus surrounded by forms of himself. Distemper on linen by a Tibetan painter.

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47115i
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In the centre is Amitāyus, the Bodhisattva who is propitiated in order to attain longevity. He holds a wishing tree in the form of a vase which contains an aśoka plant, a flower similar to a rose. He is seated in meditation posture and is surrounded by over thousand replicas of himself outlined in gold and black on a red field. This type of thanka is called serthang (gser thaṅ),or 'golden thanka'

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[Tibet]

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1 painting : distemper on linen ; linen 91 x 59 cm

References note

Marianne Winder, Catalogue of Tibetan manuscripts and xylographs, and catalogue of thankas, banners and other paintings and drawings in the Library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London 1989, p. 76, thankas banners and paintings no. 7

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Wellcome Collection 47115i

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