Simhamukha - (5 deity)
(item no. 91040)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Nyingma Lineage

48.26x33.02cm (19x13in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Erie Art Museum


 


Simhamukha (Tibetan: seng dong ma chen. English: the Lion-faced One). Fearsome with gaping jaws and a lion face she glares to the side holding outstretched in the right hand a curved knife. The left holds a skullcup raised to the mouth. A katvanga staff is supported in the bend of the elbow. In a dancing posture with the left leg down and the right drawn up she stands surrounded by flames of pristine awareness. At the four corners are four retinue figures similar in appearance. At the top center is the buddha Shakyamuni. At the bottom center is a wealth deity embracing a consort, riding a snow lion.

Jeff Watt 9-2000


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Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Simhamukha
Buddhist Deity: Deities (Female)
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part III
Buddhist Deity: Simhamukha (5 Deity)



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