Item: Vaishravana (Buddhist Protector) - Blue
རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས། བྱང་ཕྱོགས་སྐྱོང་།
北方多闻天王
(item no. 811)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 91.44x66.68cm (36x26.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.5.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Blue Vaishravana (Tibetan: nam to se, ngon po): a wealth deity of the Nyingmapa tradition.
Jeff Watt 9-2003
Buddhist Protectors, Worldly Deities (Lokapala)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana Iconography
Buddhist Deity: Vaishravana (Treasure Tradition)
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana Main Page
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