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Buddha Shakyamuni with Monks and the Sama Jataka LACMA M.86.342.2
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File:Buddha_Shakyamuni_with_Monks_and_the_Sama_Jataka_LACMA_M.86.342.2.jpg ) .Description..Title.Buddha Shakyamuni with Monks and the Sama Jataka..Description..: Thailand, late 19th century.: Drawings; watercolors.: Opaque watercolor on silk.: Gift of Margot and Hans Ries (M.86.342.2).: [south-and-southeast-asian-art South and Southeast Asian Art]..Accession number.M.86.342.2..Date.Late 19th century..Dimensions.111 1/2 x 37 in. (283.2 x 94 cm)..ma-2798969-O3.jpg.253994..Institution.{{Institution: Los Angeles County Museum of Art}}..Permission.License.Public domain LACMA..Art of Thailand in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.Images from LACMA uploaded by Fæ.Images from LACMA uploaded by Fæ (check needed).Watercolor paintings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art released at least 24,000 images into the public domain. The art objects in this collection are in this category. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present, encompassing the geographic world and nearly the entire history of art.
Mandala is a representation of the universe and of enlightenment. In two-dimensional form, it looks as circles enclosed in squares drawing. Thangka and Mandala both belong to the visual category of the art of Buddhist enlightenment. Topics of thangkas include Buddhas, bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, masters, mandala... Thangkas of meditation deities also serve as a tool for visualization during meditation, by helping the practitioner getting used to the different states of the mind. Dating back to the 7th century A.D, thangka painting is one of the greatest art forms of Asia. Thangkas are considered Buddhist iconography, each painting will symbolically represent divinities and passages based on the teachings of the Buddha.
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