Item: Shri Devi (Buddhist Protector) - Palden Lhamo

Tibetan: དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ། Chinese: 吉祥天母（佛教护法）

(item no. 204)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Karma (Kagyu)
Size	36.83x31.75cm (14.50x12.50in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton
Collection	Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue #	acc.# P1995.24.2

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Shri Devi (Tibetan: pal dan lha mo): wrathful with one face and four hands holding upraised a sword, a skullcup to the heart, a peg dagger and a trident; riding atop a mule.

Jeff Watt 11-2000