Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Shanglon

འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ། 世俗的神(佛教)
(item no. 690)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Nyingma and Gelug
Size 46.99x30.48cm (18.50x12in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1998.2.13
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

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

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