Avalokiteshvara - (11 faces, 8 hands)
(item no. 211)

Tibet

1600 - 1699

Shangpa Kagyu and Kagyu Lineages

45.72x38.10cm (18x15in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# 1995.28.1)

 


Avalokiteshvara, Sahasrabhuja Ekadashamukha (Tibetan: chen re zi, chag tong, shal chu chig. English: the All Seeing Lord with 1000 Hands and 11 Faces) from the tradition of Bhikshuni Shri Lakshmi (Tib.: ge long ma pal mo).

Jeff Watt 4-2001


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Thematic Set
Tradition: Kagyu Deity Paintings
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VI
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Main Page)
Tradition: Shangpa Kagyu Introduction
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Eleven Faces)
1600 - 1699 (17th Century)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara Lineage Paintings



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