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Summary
anonymous: Acarya Bhavaviveka Converts a Nonbeliever to Buddhism
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| Artist |
Artist/maker unknown, Sino-Tibetan – Artist/Maker (Sino-Tibetan) |
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| Title |
Acarya Bhavaviveka Converts a Nonbeliever to Buddhism |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
(copied from source, caption author unknown): Acharya Bhavaviveka, the founder of an influential school of Buddhist philosophy. He wears a peaked cap with golden rings that represent his mastery of different Buddhist teachings and reaches out his hand to a long-haired nonbeliever who is having his head shaved in preparation for becoming a Buddhist monk. On the roof sits Bhavaviveka's teacher, Nagarjuna, a famous Indian scholar identifiable by the snakes around his head. The fierce deities Vajrapani and Mahakala dance in flame-halos on the right. The inscription perfectly describes the action in the painting: "After studying under Nagarjuna, Bhavaviveka converted nonbelievers in the south, envisioned Vajrapani, and served Mahakala." |
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| Date | 18th century; Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Gelug monastic order | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Color on cloth; cloth mounting English: Color on cloth; cloth mounting |
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| Dimensions | height: 1,353.57 mm (53.29 in); width: 845.31 mm (33.27 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
1959-156-1 |
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| Notes | More info at museum site | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
Google Arts & Culture asset ID: aQF3pa5itWE8vA  |
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| Source/Photographer | aQF3pa5itWE8vA at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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