Tathagata Buddhas by the artist Zanabazar (1635-1723): Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Vairochana
Abstract
This is another publication in the series of articles written by S-Kh, Syrtypova on the Buddhist iconography and the meaning of Buddhist deities in Mongolian Buddhism published in the Orientalistica earlier. This time the author deals with Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi and Vairocana, the four of the Fife Tathagata Buddhas created by Zanabazar in 1683. The article comprises the history of their veneration, the specific details with regard to the spiritual of practices among Mongolian Buddhists and the visual representation of the deities by the famous artist Zanabazar. The sculpture of Ratnasambhava is preserved in the Museum-temple of Chiojin-lama, and others are preserved in the Zanabazar’s Museum of Fine Art in Ulaanbaatar city of Mongolia.
About the Author
S.-Kh. D. Syrtypova
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Competing Interests: not
Russian Federation
Surun-Khanda D. Syrtypova - Ph. D (habil.) (Hist.), Leading Research Associate.
Moscow
Competing Interests: not
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Acknowledgments: The research was supported by the RBRF & MCESSM grant (project № 19-59-44011/19)
For citation:
Syrtypova S.D. Tathagata Buddhas by the artist Zanabazar (1635-1723): Ratnasambhava, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Vairochana. Orientalistica. 2019;2(3):591-612. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2019-2-3-591-612
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