Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Rahula
འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ།
世俗的神（佛教）
(item no. 205)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 81.28x53.34cm (32x21in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.25.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Rahula (Tibetan: kyab jug): yellow in colour with nine heads, two hands and the lower body that of a snake serpent. (From a set of paintings of Rahula and retinue figures).
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Buddhist Protectors, Worldly Deities
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