Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist)
འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ།
世俗的神（佛教）
(item no. 57617)
| Origin Location | Mongolia |
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| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 31.30x23.70cm (12.32x9.33in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | National Gallery in Prague |
| Catalogue # | Inv. No. Vm 2798; Purchased 1969 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Dralha, the Nine Enemy God Brothers (Tibetan: dra lha che gu): Dralha is a class of indigenous gods inhabiting the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia. They are found in both the Bon and Buddhist religions. In Tibetan Buddhism, the Dralha are said to have been subjugated and then forced into the service of Buddhism as worldly protector gods by the 8th century Indian teacher Padmasambhava.
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