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
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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