
Buddha Kasyapa, Buddha Shakyamuni, and Maitreya (the Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future)
- Location
- Phurdrup Monastery, Bhutan
- Date
- ca. 19th century
- Creator
- Attributed to a sculptor of the Hephu tradition
- Material
- painted clay
- Dimensions
- height approx. 48 in. (122 cm)
- Photo Credit
- photograph by Ariana Maki
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