(copied from source, caption author unknown): Acharya Bhavaviveka, the founder of an influential school of Buddhist philosophy. He wears a peaked cap with golden rings that represent his mastery of different Buddhist teachings and reaches out his hand to a long-haired nonbeliever who is having his head shaved in preparation for becoming a Buddhist monk. On the roof sits Bhavaviveka's teacher, Nagarjuna, a famous Indian scholar identifiable by the snakes around his head. The fierce deities Vajrapani and Mahakala dance in flame-halos on the right. The inscription perfectly describes the action in the painting: "After studying under Nagarjuna, Bhavaviveka converted nonbelievers in the south, envisioned Vajrapani, and served Mahakala."
Date
18th century; Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Gelug monastic order
Medium
Color on cloth; cloth mounting
English: Color on cloth; cloth mounting
Dimensions
height: 1,353.57 mm (53.29 in); width: 845.31 mm (33.27 in)
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