Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Direction Guardian (Buddhist Deity) - Virudhaka (South)

རྒྱལ་ཆེན་རིགས་བཞི། 四大天王
(item no. 34892)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

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Painting Set: Arhat/Sthavira Set 3 (Palace Museum)
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Buddhist Worldly Protector: Virudhaka, Guardian of the South
Buddhist Deity: Virudhaka (Masterworks)
Painting Set: Arhats Set 3 (Right Side)