Manjusri Bodhisattva Origin Thangka (I)

[Manjusri Bodhisattva’s source Thangka (one)]

Manjusri Bodhisattva’s source Thangka (one), 18th century, Tibet, cloth, color, 147 cm high, 90 cm wide, 80 cm vertical and 55 cm horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The source of Manjusri Bodhisattva is Thangka Hall with 9 axes, and there are 7 existing axes. This axis belongs to the axis in the middle. The main statue is Sakyamuni’s image. Manjusri Bodhisattva is the embodiment of Sakyamuni Buddha’s wisdom. Therefore, Manjusri Bodhisattva starts from Sakyamuni Buddha. On both sides of the Buddha are Avalokitesvara and Vajrayana Bodhisattva, and below are five hundred Arhat. Lotus flowers emerge from the pool. Fragrant flowers in the upper bound are scattered and swirling in the sky. The gods hold umbrellas and covers. On the back of the portrait, there is a white silk label, and the inscription is written in four characters of Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan. The Chinese text is: “On the fifth day of November of the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong’s reign, the emperor ordered Galdan Silatu Samadibakh to recognize the origin of the benefit portrait of Manjusri Bodhisattva.” There is a yellow bar on the back of the painting, which reads: “In the middle, Manjusri Bodhisattva, this kind is divided into nine axes.”