Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Chart - Yantra Diagram

རེའུ་མིག། བྲིས་ཐང་སྣ་ཚོགས། 表格(绘画种类)
(item no. 77968)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1960 -
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Paper
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Scorpion Talisman (Yantra) for protection against planetary and astrological misfortune caused by the Indian demi-god (asura) Rahula. Misfortunes associated with Rahula are paralysis, stroke and epilepsy. The image is of a paper impression made from a wood block carving and black ink.

Jeff Watt 4-2007

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Thematic Sets
Blockprints: Miscellaneous Set I
Charts: Yantra Diagrams Main Page
Subject: Scorpion, Prints & Wood Blocks