Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Rahula (Buddhist Protector)

སྒྲ་གཅན་འཛིན། སྲུང་མ། 罗护罗(护法)
(item no. 90126)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Rahula (Tibetan: kyab jug): green in colour with nine heads, two hands and the lower body that of a snake serpent. (From a set of paintings of Rahula and retinue figures).

Jeff Watt 11-2000

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