Item: Achala (Buddhist Deity) - Blue, Standing
| Origin Location | China |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1200 - 1299 |
| Lineages | Kadam, Kagyu and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Textile Image, Kesi |
| Collection | Private |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
"Arya Achala has a body dark blue in colour with one face and two hands. The right hand holds aloft a sword and the left performs the wrathful gesture at the heart. Above a lotus and sun seat [he] stands with the right leg bent and the left straight [atop] Vighnanraja [Lord of Hindrances - the elephant headed Ganesh]. Wearing a lower garment of tiger skin, having three eyes, red and round, orange hair flowing upward, all the limbs adorned with snakes, [he] stands in the middle of a blazing mass of fire." (The Narthang Gyatsa of Chim Namka Drag).
Jeff Watt [updated 6-2019]
Exhibition: Faith & Empire - Art & Politics in Tibetan Buddhism
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Achala Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Achala, Standing (Atisha & Mitra Traditions)
Buddhist Deity: Achala Masterworks (Painting)
Region: Western Xia (Tangut) Main Page
Region: Western Xia (Textile)
Textile: Mounts (Chinese Style)
Buddhist Deity: Achala Masterworks (Standing, Painting)
Buddhist Deity: Achala (Early Treasures)
Buddhist Deity: Achala Masterworks (Painting & Textile)