Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (11 faces, 8 hands)

སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། 观音菩萨
(item no. 98411)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Size 59.36x40.31cm (23.37x15.87in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Textile Image, Embroidery
Collection Publication: Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet
Catalogue # Collection of Doris Wierner Gallery, New York City
Notes about the Central Figure

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Tibetan: chen re zi

Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet (list of image plates)

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Publications
Publication: Visual Dharma: the Buddhist Art of Tibet

Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Eleven Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Textile)