Worldly Protector (Buddhist)
(item no. 90704)

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Gelug Lineage

60.96x48.26cm (24x19in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Tibet House, New York


 


Mountain Deity, a subjugated indigenous god of Tibet.

Semi-wrathful in appearance, white in colour with one face and two hands, he holds a stick upraised in the right and the left extended downward with the palm facing outward in a gesture of generosity. Richly attired and riding a white horse, he is surrounded by orange and red flames.

At the top center is the tutelary deity red Hayagriva. Gelugpa lamas sit at the sides. At the bottom are the wealth deities Yellow Jambhala at the left and Black Jambhala standing at the right.

Jeff Watt 2-2000


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Publication: Worlds of Transformation

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Buddhist Protectors: Worldly
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly (Gelug)
Unidentified Subjects
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part II



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