Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Initiation Cards - Longchen Nyingtig Terma Cycle

ཙཀ་ལི་དཀར་ཆག། ནང་པ་དང་བོན། 灌顶时所用的法像(佛教与苯教)
(item no. 52849037)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Ground: Paper
Collection Shechen Archives - photographs
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Ekajati (ral chig ma): a special protector deity of the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. She also belongs to the group of Three Treasure Protectors - special deities that protect the Treasure 'Terma' Tradition of the Nyingmapas.

Jeff Watt 12-2010

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