Worldly Protector (Buddhist)
(item no. 65079)

Himalayan Region

Buddhist and Bon Lineages

Clay

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art


 
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Kula Kari: a mountain god from the border between Tibet and Bhutan. The name of the god derives from the traditional Bon usage and Kula Kari has also been absorbed into the Buddhist pantheon of subjugated mountain gods. There are both Bon and Buddhist liturgies for this god along with most mountain gods of Tibet and the Himalayan regions. (Also see the Mountain Gods Main Page and Mountain Gods Outline Page).

Jeff Watt 3-2011


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Exhibition Appearance
Exhibition: Bon, The Magic Word (RMA 2007)

Thematic Set
Buddhist Protectors, Worldly Deities
Bon Religion: Protector Deities
Subject: Mountain Gods & Local Deities
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture



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