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Tibetan thangka of a seated gold-skinned Buddha in red robes flanked by two bodhisattvas, surrounded by rows of small Buddhas in red medallions.

Buddha Shakyamuni as "Lord of the Munis"

A seated gilded Buddha in red robes raises his right hand in a gesture of teaching at the center of a ritual painting. Two bodhisattvas in jewelry stand on either side, and rows of small seated Buddhas fill the red and dark blue border. Painted in distemper on cloth.

Artist
Unknown
Date
mid-17th century
Medium
Distemper on cloth
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3459 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1667).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · 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, Zimmerman Family Collection, Gift of the Zimmerman Family, 2008

Español: Buda Shakyamuni como "Señor de los Munis" thangka

Un Buda sentado y dorado, con túnicas rojas, levanta la mano derecha en gesto de enseñanza en el centro de una pintura ritual. A ambos lados aparecen dos bodhisattvas con joyas, y filas de pequeños budas sentados llenan el borde rojo y azul oscuro. Temple sobre tela.

Português: Buda Shakyamuni como "Senhor dos Munis" thangka

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