西藏古格35佛忏悔图

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Tibet 1300 - 1399 Buddhist Lineage Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Private

Shakyamuni Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One, Sage of the Shakya Clan) together with the two principal students, Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, standing at the sides while surrounded by the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas.

Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa

Just above the elaborate throne back, torana, are two very small images of Buddhist teachers. From the general appearance of the clothing they are likely to be Indian teachers rather than Tibetan. Slightly below those two figures and at the sides are White Tara and Green Tara. Between those pairs of figures are two Buddhas similar to the others depicted. These two Buddhas that appear to be out of order are most likely the Buddha of the past, Dipamkara, and the future Buddha Maitreya. Together with Shakyamuni Buddha at the center they represent the Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future.

In the outer register, top, two sides and bottom are thirty-four Buddha figures alternating in colour between white, red, blue, yellow and green. They also alternate between the five gestures of the Five Symbolic Buddhas. Those thirty-four Buddhas together with Shakyamuni Buddha at the center of the composition are the group known as the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas (excluding the two Buddhas - Dipamkara and Maitreya).

There are two basic divisions in the way that the Buddha figures are depicted iconographically - without hand attributes and with hand attributes. This composition, presumably the earlier system, depicts the Buddhas without having, or holding, any hand objects such as a vajra, sword, tree branch, etc. The Buddhas are simply shown with the hands in five basic and recognizable gestures.

This painting of the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas is the earliest composition currently on the HAR website.

Groups & Figures in the Composition:
- The Three: Shakyamuni, Shariputra & Maudgalyayana
- The Three Buddhas of the Past, Present & Future
- The Thirty-five Confession Buddhas
- Two Unidentified Indian Monastic Teachers
- Two Tara: White & Green

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图片来自 http://www.himalayanart.org/image.cfm/89956.html

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