Thangka

51-4-119

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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

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