Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)

སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། 观音菩萨
(item no. 682)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma
Size 78.74x54.61cm (31x21.50in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1998.12.1
Notes about the Central Figure

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Reverse of Painting
Special Features: (includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Lokeshvara (Unusual Iconography)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara, Red (Rakta Lokeshvara)