Native Name | Thangka |
Object Number | 51-4-119 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Mongol (uncertain) | Tibetan | Buddhist |
Provenience | Tibet |
Date Made | 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cotton | Paint |
Iconography | Goddess | Mule | Amitabha Buddha | Padmasambhava | Tsongkhapa |
Description | Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo. At the top center is Amitabha Buddha. On the left side is Padmasambhava and Tsongkhapa on the right side. At the bottom left is Dorje Ta'og and on the right is Dorje Legpa. Painting (thangka) of Lha-mo, in colors on cotton. Known as Lha-mo in Tibetan, the Terrible Goddess, riding her mule over a sea of blood. Lha-mo is the chief guardian goddess of Tibet, and the special protector of the Dalai Lama. At the bottom: Two of the Five Kings, the offering of the Five Senses and "pearls". |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
Other Number | 23-EE - Other Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.