Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Refuge Field (Bon)

སྐྱབས་འགྲོའི་ཞིང་། བོན། 皈依境(苯教)
(item no. 18395)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Bon
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen at the center of a Bon Field for the Accumulation of Merit.

In the upper portion of the composition are the lineage teachers. To the left are the Sanggye - enlightened ones. to the right side are the Sempa. In the lower portion are the meditational deities and the protector deities.

Jeff Watt 1-2018

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