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The Buddha Entering Nirvana 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

The Buddha lies dying, about to pass into the ultimate state of spiritual enlightenment. Monks hung up this painting for annual ceremonies commemorating the Buddha's death."

Cultural property designation
Important Cultural Property
Quantity
Artist
Period/Century
Heian period, 12th century
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Material
Color on silk
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Collection reference no.
A-10599
Genre
Painting
Category
Paintings, sketches, and prints > Japan > Buddhist paintings
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