Item: Sitatapatra (Buddhist Deity) - (Three faces, eight hands)

Tibetan: གདུགས་དཀར། ནང་ལྷ། Chinese: 大白伞盖佛母（佛教本尊）

(item no. 87025)

Origin Location	China
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Philadelphia Museum of Art

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Sitatapatra: she has three faces, white, blue and red, and eight hands holding a white and green parasol as her principal characteristic attribute.

At the top center is Amitayus Buddha accompanied at the sides by eight heavenly offering goddesses. At the bottom left is White Tara and on the right is Green Tara. At the bottom center are the symbolic offerings of the five enjoyments.

Jeff Watt 2-2011