Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shri Devi (Buddhist Protector) - Palden Lhamo

དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ། 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
Notes about the Central Figure

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

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