Item: Shri Devi (Buddhist Protector) - Magzor Gyalmo

Tibetan: དཔལ་ལྡན་ལྷ་མོ། Chinese: 吉祥天母（佛教护法）

(item no. 437)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Gelug
Size	31.75x26.67cm (12.50x10.50in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton
Collection	Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue #	acc.# F1996.11.2

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Female

TBRC: bdr:W19221

Interpretation / Description

Magzor Gyalmo, Shri Devi (English: Queen of the Weapon Army, Glorious Goddess), wrathful form of the peaceful goddess Sarasvati.

At the top right is the Gelugpa teacher, Je Lobsang Jigdral Chogle Namgyal - possibly the 13th Dalai Lama (1876-1933). At the left is Heruka Vajrabhairava.

Tibetan: Magzor Gyalmo

Jeff Watt 3-2001

Front of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: rje blo bzang 'jigs bral phogs las rnam rgyal.