Item: Begtse Chen (Buddhist Protector)
བེག་ཚེ་ལྕམ་སྲིང། སྲུང་མ།
大红司命 （又名战神）护法
(item no. 91002)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1900 - 1959 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Size | 38.74x27.31cm (15.25x10.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Begtse Chen: the great wrathful Dharma protector.
Tibetan: Begtse Chen
Red in colour, with one face and two hands he holds upraised in the right a scorpion handled flaming sword. The left hand holds to the mouth a red heart. dressed as a warrior he tramples upon a green horse and a naked human figure, surrounded by the brightly burning flames of pristine awareness.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Buddhist Protector: Begtse Chen Main Page
Tradition: Gelug Protectors
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