Item: Medicine Buddha - Retinue Figure
སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་ལྷ།
药师佛
(item no. 3314892)
| Lineages | Buddhist |
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| Collection | Museum der Kulturen, Basel |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Raksha (Tibetan: sin po. English: Demon): retinue deity of the south western side of the Medicine Buddha Mandala of Fifty-one Deities. This sculpture belongs to a larger set depicting all fifty-one deities.
"...in the south west direction...Raksha, reddish-black, holding a sword, riding on a zombie." Collection of All Tantras vol.1, page 116.
Tenzin Dharlo, 5-2006
Buddhist Deity: Medicine Buddha (retinue figures)
Collection of Essen, Museum der Kulturen, Basel (Sculpture)
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