Item: Miscellaneous - Tsagli (initiation cards)

Tsagli (English: Initiation Cards): used as representations during the formal bestowing of a tantric meditation practice (initiation), along with lineage teachers such as Terton Karma Lingpa.

24 cards depict various peaceful and wrathful deities. 5 cards depict lineage teachers and 1 card shows a standing Buddha figure. Each card has an inscription on the front.

Jeff Watt 2-2000

Reverse of Painting
Special Features: (includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)

Thematic Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 2
Subject: Bardo (Peaceful & Wrathful) Main Page
Initiation Cards: Miscellaneous (Various Collections)