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The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha

치성광여래도 (熾盛光如來圖)

1878

Korea, Joseon dynasty

(1392–1910)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Measurements
Overall: 223 x 226.4 cm (87 13/16 x 89 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mitsuru Tajima 1998.120
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The central Buddha of Radiant Light is flanked by two attendant bodhisattvas, Sunlight and Moonlight, each in reverence posture.

Description

The main deity seated at the center is Tejaprabha, the Buddha of Radiant Light. Blazing beams of light emanating from its celestial body are this deity’s weapon to crush all kinds of calamities. Coincidently, when this painting was created, Korea was experiencing a height of foreign military aggressions, including invasions by the French (1866) and the US (1871). The inscription at the bottom center states that a group of ladies from the royal court commissioned the scroll to wish for the well-being of their families. During the late Joseon dynasty, Korean women became largely marginalized. Nevertheless, they remained important patrons of Buddhist art and architecture, voicing their concerns for their country and families in peril.
Horizontally long hanging scroll depicting people with light to medium skin tones gathered around Tejaprabha, the Buddha of Radiant Light, who, slightly larger and higher than those around him, sits cross-legged in the center. He wears red, green, and blue robes, one hand grasping a disc in his lap, the other raised, with a green halo behind his head. Three rows of people in similarly colored robes flank him, those with medium skin tone, like Tejaprabha, also have green halos.

The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha

1878

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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