Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Five Foremost Deities

ཡི་དམ་གཙོ་བོ་རྣམ་ལྔ། 五个最重要的神祇
(item no. 75039)
Origin Location Mongolia
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Size 47x34.50cm (18.50x13.58in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Catalogue # 85.11.0749
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

In Tibetan Buddhism the arrangement of the five gods are:
mo lha - Female God, located at the left armpit of an individual.
srog lha - Life God, located in the heart of an individual.
pho lha - Male God, located at the right armpit.
yul lha - Regional God, located at the crown of the head of an individual.
dra la - Enemy God, located at the right shoulder

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