The Eight Medicine Buddha, with Bhaisajyaguru in the center

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.:	50.802.1
Type:	painting; textile; thangka
Date of production:	19th century
Place of production:	Mongolia

Materials:	canvas
Techniques:	painted
Dimensions:	height: 28.8 cm width: 21.5 cm

In the center, the blue colored Bhaisajyaguru sits in a lotus seat, holding a tree branch in his right hand and a bowl of nectar in his left hand. Around him are the other Healing Buddhas, and in front of him is an angry deity with a blue body color, probably a form of Mahakala. Thangka without border.

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