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Lot Essay
This thangka would have been part of a set of five depicting the fifteen miracles performed by the Buddha during his time in Shravasti in Northern India. The days associated with these miracles hold special significance in Tibet, as they are celebrated as the first fifteen days of the Tibetan New Year.
This painting portrays the miracles attributed to the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth days of the cycle, with the tenth at center, the eleventh at lower left, and the twelfth at lower right. On the tenth day, the Four Guardian Kings made offerings to the Buddha, who extended his body to the peak of Samsara and emitted light from his body to fill the world. On the eleventh day, a merchant made offerings to the Buddha, whose body became invisible but began to radiate light. On the twelfth day, a patron made offerings; through power of concentration, the Buddha sent out rays of light from his body to illuminate the entirety of the Three-thousand-fold Universe.
This painting portrays the miracles attributed to the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth days of the cycle, with the tenth at center, the eleventh at lower left, and the twelfth at lower right. On the tenth day, the Four Guardian Kings made offerings to the Buddha, who extended his body to the peak of Samsara and emitted light from his body to fill the world. On the eleventh day, a merchant made offerings to the Buddha, whose body became invisible but began to radiate light. On the twelfth day, a patron made offerings; through power of concentration, the Buddha sent out rays of light from his body to illuminate the entirety of the Three-thousand-fold Universe.