Item: Nagaraksha (Buddhist Deity)
ཀླུའི་བདག་པོ། ནང་ལྷ།
龙王（佛教本尊）
(item no. 277)
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Drigung (Kagyu) |
| Size | 63.50x45.72cm (25x18in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1996.16.4 |
| Painting School | Provincial |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Nagaraksha (Tibetan: lui drag po): a fierce form of the bodhisattva Manjushri from the Drigung lineage of the Kagyu Tradition.
With nine heads and a multitude of hands, the lower body is that of a coiled snake tail, green in colour, with snakes arising from the crown of the head and the entire form surrounded by flames of wisdom.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Tradition: Kagyu Deity Paintings
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
Buddhist Deity: Manju Nagaraksha Main Page
Collection of RMA: Iconographically Rare Works
Tradition: Drigung Kagyu Main Page
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