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Hanging scroll of a gold Buddha seated centrally with eight standing bodhisattvas in two columns on a dark brown background, with gold halos and red and white robes.

Buddha Amitabha (Amita) and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas

A seated gold-skinned Buddha in red robes presides over a dark ground, with a halo and a mandorla-like arch behind him. Eight standing bodhisattvas in layered white and patterned garments flank him in two symmetrical columns, their gold halos rendered in fine lines.

Artist
Unknown
Date
mid-late 14th century
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2201 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1400).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Buda Amitabha y los ocho grandes bodhisattvas

Un Buda sentado, de piel dorada y túnica roja, preside un fondo oscuro con un halo y un arco detrás de él. Ocho bodhisattvas de pie, con vestiduras blancas estampadas en capas, lo flanquean en dos columnas simétricas, con halos dorados de líneas finas.

Português: Buda Amitabha e os oito grandes bodhisattvas

Um Buda sentado, de pele dourada e manto vermelho, preside um fundo escuro com um halo e um arco atrás de si. Oito bodhisattvas em pé, com vestes brancas estampadas em camadas, o ladeiam em duas colunas simétricas, com auréolas douradas de linhas finas.

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