Shakyamuni Buddha
- Inventory number:
- Ж-1363
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Place of Creation:
- Buryatia
- Provenance:
- Received from a private individual
- Technique:
- painting
- Size:
- 35.5 x 26.4 cm
- Material:
- canvas, mineral paint
- Type of object:
- Thangka
- Subject:
- Buddhism
Buddha Shakyamuni (563 BC – 483 BC) was an Indian spiritual teacher, ascetic, and the founder of Buddhism. Accounts of his life, teachings, and the monastic rules he developed were summarized after his death and memorized by the community of his followers, known as the sangha. Initially passed down orally, these teachings were written down around four hundred years after the Buddha’s death, forming the sacred Buddhist texts called the “Tripitaka”. Images of Buddha Shakyamuni are an essential element of a Buddhist altar.
