Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (11 faces, 8 hands)
སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས།
观音菩萨
(item no. 90522)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Avalokiteshvara, Ekadasamukha (Tibetan: chen re zi, shal chu jig, English: the All Seeing Lord with Eleven Faces).
White in colour, peaceful, with eight hands, he stands atop a lotus blossom rising from a pond with a multi-levelled celestial palace behind. Numerous deities, figures and smaller palaces surround the central figure.
Jeff Watt 5-2000
Collection of Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
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