Buddha Vairochana
- Location
- China
- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911), ca. 19th century
- Material
- Brass alloy, gilt, gold pigment, pigment
- Catalog Number
- C2013.10
- Collection
- Rubin Museum of Art
The video below provides a visualization practice focused on the All-Knowing Buddha Vairochana.
The Rubin Museum of Art, "The All-Knowing Buddha: Visualizing Vairochana,” YouTube, February 3, 2015, 2:40, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPKAJX-HnTo.
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Tibet, 14th-15th century, Pigments on cloth
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), second half of the 15th century , Gilt brass
Kham region, eastern Tibet, 19th century, Pigments on cloth
Tibet, early 20th century, Pigments on cloth
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