EditorialThe Life of Buddha Shakyamuni - Parinirvana and the death of Buddha. In Buddhism, Parinirvana means Buddha's physical passing from this world. Tibetian tangka painting (oil on canvas); 18th century.
EditorialArtist, attributed to: Myoson, active early to mid-14th century, The Final Death of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Parinirvana or?Nehan), Hanging scroll: ink, color, gold pigment, and cut gold on silk, without mounting: 67 5/16 ? 58 3/4 in. (171 ? 149.2 cm), , ...
EditorialPanel of a Portable Shrine, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and re...
EditorialReclining Buddha, parinirvana (being absorbed in Nirvana), head supported by the right hand rests on two pillows., anonymous, Bangkok (possibly), c. 1700 - c. 1800, wood (plant material), gilding (material), gilding, h 28.0 cm ? w 90.0 cm ? d 15.2 cm ?...
EditorialPanel of a Portable Shrine, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and re...
EditorialThe Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 26 in. (66 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, When the Buddha was eighty he died near the city of Kushinagara, b...
EditorialParinirvana with Otsu-e Subjects, 1800s. Hakuen (Japanese). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; overall: 201.9 x 78.7 cm (79 1/2 x 31 in.).
EditorialPanel of a Portable Shrine, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and re...
EditorialParinirvana (Extinction of the Buddha) and Attendant, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), dated 1503, China, Glazed pottery, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), Ceramics, Qiao Bin (Chinese, active 1481?1507), According to the insc...
EditorialThe Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 26 in. (66 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, When the Buddha was eighty he died near the city of Kushinagara, b...
EditorialMonk Holding a Lotus, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 32 x 14 3/4 in. (81.3 x 37.5 cm), Paintings, This wall painting was part of a composition that embellished the interior of a t...
EditorialThe Life of Buddha Shakyamuni - Parinirvana and the death of Buddha. In Buddhism, Parinirvana means Buddha's physical passing from this world. Tibetian tangka painting (oil on canvas); 18th century.