Teacher (Lama) - Lishu Tagring
(item no. 73153)

Tibet

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

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Lishu Tagring: a teacher of the 8th century appearing as a wrathful deity.

Blue in colour with one face and two hands he holds a swastika upraised in the right and a skullcup and trident in the left, embraced by a red consort and surrounded by red flames.

Jeff Watt 11-2002

The Bon Religion of Tibet: (list of image plates)

Front of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: hu. li shu yab yum.


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Thematic Set
Bon Teachers: Painting & Sculpture
Bon: Wrathful Deities
Bon: Initiation Cards (Misc.)



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