Printed Shakyamuni Buddha thangka 29 x 20 cm

Small printed thangka of Shakyamuni, the Historical Buddha that lived about 2500 years ago.

The name Shakyamuni is Sanskrit for "Sage of the Shakya." Siddhartha Gautama was born a prince of the Shakya or Sakya, a clan who appear to have established a city-state with a capital in Kapilavatthu, in modern-day Nepal, about 700 BCE.

Brocade frame.

Size 29 x 20 cm