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Painted cloth showing a seated haloed Buddha in meditation pose, with two standing attendants and rows of small seated figures, above a red and white lotus border.

Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life

A seated, haloed Buddha figure in meditation pose fills the center of this painted cloth, flanked by two standing attendants. Rows of smaller seated figures in red and green fill the upper background, and a lotus-petal border runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
11th or early 12th century
Medium
Distemper on cloth
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2947 × 3944 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1134).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1989

Español: Amitayus, el Buda de la vida eterna, temple sobre tela

Una figura de Buda sentada, con aureola y en postura de meditación, ocupa el centro de esta tela pintada, flanqueada por dos figuras de pie. Filas de figuras sentadas más pequeñas, en rojo y verde, llenan el fondo superior, y una franja de pétalos de loto recorre el borde inferior.

Português: Amitayus, o Buda da vida eterna, têmpera sobre tecido

Uma figura de Buda sentada, com auréola e em postura de meditação, ocupa o centro deste tecido pintado, ladeada por duas figuras em pé. Fileiras de figuras sentadas menores, em vermelho e verde, preenchem o fundo superior, e uma faixa de pétalas de lótus percorre a borda inferior.

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