Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Tara (Buddhist Deity) - Red

སྒྲོལ་མ། སྣང་བརྙན་ཡོངས། 度母(本尊)(全像)
(item no. 40329)
Origin Location Mongolia
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Sakya, Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Paper
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Red Tara according to the Sakya Tradition.

Lineage: Tara, Vagishvarakirti, Sunaya Shri, Nyen Lotsawa, Namkaupa, Five Sakya Superiors, [etc.]. (Rinjung Gyatsa, folio 284).

bod brgyud nang bstan lha tshogs chen mo bzhugs so, 2001. ISBN 7-5420-0816-1. Page 607.

DTKT volume 8. From the Lineage of Nyen Lotsawa Dharma Drag (11th century).

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