Thangka

2006-21-2

From: Mongolia

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 2006-21-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mongolian | Halh | Khalkha | Buddhist
Provenience Mongolia
Section Asian
Materials Canvas | Cloth | Silk | Wood | Pigment
Iconography Amitabha Buddha | Ayush | Ushnishavijaya | White Tara
Description

The deity in the center is named Amitayus or Amitabha Buddha ( Mongolian: Ayush). The deity in the lower right is the White Tara, the left is Ushnishavijaya. All three are associated with long life.

Credit Line Museum Purchase, 2006

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