Item: Parnashavari (Buddhist Deity) - (three faces, six hands)
| Origin Location | China |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug and Buddhist |
| Collection | Yonghegong Palace Monastery |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Semi-Peaceful
Gender: Female
Three Families Parnashavari (Tibetan: ri tro ma, lo ma gyun ma. English: the Mountain Ascetic - Wearing Leaves), the goddess who protects from contagious illness. (See the Parnashavari Main Page and Outline Page).
Tibetan: Lo ma gyun ma
At the top center is the Gelug founder Tsongkapa. To the left is Nageshvara Raja Buddha. On the right side is Heruka Vajrasattva.
The central figure is Body-Parnashavari, yellow in colour. To the left is black mind-Parnashavari and on the right side is red speech-Parnashavari.
Along the bottom of the com[position beginning on the left side is Chaturmukha Mahakala, Activity Pehar, Shadbhuja Mahakala, Guan Yu (?) and Shanglon Mahakala.
Jeff Watt 3-2020
Buddhist Deity: Parnashavari (Yellow, Three Faces)
Buddhist Deity: Parnashavari Main Page
Collection of Yonghegong (Paintings)
Mahakala: Shanglon (minor figure)