COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0804456dc
image_number
JRL0804456dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Indian Drawings 10
reference_number
Indian Drawings 10
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Buddha
title
Buddha
Image Title
false
Date Created:
18th century
date_created
18th century
Date Created
false
Description:
Painting of Buddha on canvas. The two monks beside the Buddha are Sāriputta, who is supreme in wisdom, also known as 'the General of the Dhamma' (the Buddha's teaching), and Moggallāna (or Maha-Moggallāna, 'Moggallāna the Great'), supreme in meditation and psychic powers. They are the two much-loved chief Arahats (saints) in the Buddhist tradition, and feature in the Dhammapada. Moggallāna is dark in colour because of his somewhat chequered past in his previous lives. The deity above Moggallāna is Brahmā. Below is a ceremonial presentation of a white elephant.
description
Painting of Buddha on canvas. The two monks beside the Buddha are Sāriputta, who is supreme in wisdom, also known as 'the General of the Dhamma' (the Buddha's teaching), and Moggallāna (or Maha-Moggallāna, 'Moggallāna the Great'), supreme in meditation and psychic powers. They are the two much-loved chief Arahats (saints) in the Buddhist tradition, and feature in the Dhammapada. Moggallāna is dark in colour because of his somewhat chequered past in his previous lives. The deity above Moggallāna is Brahmā. Below is a ceremonial presentation of a white elephant.
Description
false
Subject:
Buddhism
subject
Buddhism
Subject
false
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Rolls
class
Rolls
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Canvas
support
Canvas
Support
false
Creation Site:
Sri Lanka
location_creation_site
Sri Lanka
Creation Site
false
People Covered:
Buddha
people_covered
Buddha
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Sāriputta
people_covered
Sāriputta
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Moggallāna
people_covered
Moggallāna
People Covered
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Notes:
Information about the painting kindly provided by Dr Valerie Roebuck.
notes
Information about the painting kindly provided by Dr Valerie Roebuck.
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-02-29
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false