Mahakala (protector) - Shanglon (Minister)
(item no. 193), Back inscription

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Nyingma and Gelug Lineages

87.00x60.33cm (34.25x23.75in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1995.21.5)

 
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Sinpoi Tsomo Jigje Mar (English: Mistress of Daemons, Red Terrifying One): one of eight attendant figures in the retinue of Mahakala Gonpo Shanglon.

Maroon in colour, frightful in appearance, she has three round bloodshot eyes and canine teeth that extend beyond the face. Dark yellow matted hair surrounds a single white skull tiara and a blue wolf head adorns the crown. Adorned with gold earrings and bone ornaments, a human skin is draped across the shoulders and covers the back. The right hand extended upward holds a sword and the left a trident. Seated atop a nine-headed zombie she is surrounded by orange and red flames.

At the top center is Sikyong (protector of the world) Sanggye Gyatso. The extended right hand holds a medicinal plant and the left, in the lap, holds a gold Dharma wheel held respectfully with a white scarf. Also from the left hand, rising on a stem held between the fingers is a pink lotus blossom supporting the Prajnaparamita book and wisdom sword. (See the Mistress of Dakinis, Red Wolf Tongue).

Jeff Watt 11-2000


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Exhibition Appearance
Exhibition: Tibet House Cultural Center, NY, Part II
Exhibition: Big!

Publication
Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Set
Buddhist Protector: Shanglon, Retinue Figures
Subject: Himalayan Medicine
Painting Style: Men-ri (New)
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly (Nyingma)
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly (Gelug)
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly (Female)
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part I
Mahakala: Shanglon
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery V



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