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Amitābha Buddha in Sukhāvatī Paradise

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San Antonio Museum of Art

San Antonio Museum of Art
San Antonio, United States

Paintings and sculptures in early Tang dynasty China established a vision of Amitābha’s paradise. In scriptures, Amitābha sits under a jeweled canopy at the center of a palatial structure, surrounded by monks, disciples, and bodhisattva attendants. This painting elaborates on that description, creating an otherworldly environment in which heavenly music can almost be heard. In the foreground, a pond is surrounded by flowering trees and flying ducks. The composition, showing Amitābha’s promise of salvation fulfilled, survived as a model for similar visions of the Western Paradise wherever the Pure Land faith spread.

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  • Title: Amitābha Buddha in Sukhāvatī Paradise
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: ca. 1700
  • Location Created: Tibet
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; pigments and gold on cotton
  • Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Bessie Timon Endowment
San Antonio Museum of Art

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