Detail View: Rylands Collection: Buddha
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Image Number:
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JRL0804456dc
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Reference Number:
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Indian Drawings 10
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Image Title:
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Buddha
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Date Created:
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18th century
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Description:
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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.
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Subject:
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Buddhism
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Rolls
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Support:
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Canvas
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Creation Site:
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Sri Lanka
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People Covered:
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Buddha
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People Covered:
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Sāriputta
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People Covered:
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Moggallāna
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Notes:
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Information about the painting kindly provided by Dr Valerie Roebuck.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-02-29
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2008-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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