Shri Devi (protector)
(item no. 197)

Tibet

1600 - 1699

Nyingma Lineage

62.87x42.55cm (24.75x16.75in)

Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1995.21.7)
 


"In front of the Lord of Secrets, Padmakara,
Having accepted a pledge and rising in the form of a daemon body,
Great Powerful One, protector of the Buddha's teachings;
Homage to you Shri Devi."
(Nyingma liturgical verse).


View other items in:
Thematic Set
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VI
Painting Type: Black Ground
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part I
Buddhist Protector: Shri Devi, Palden Lhamo



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