Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Machen Pomra
འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ།
世俗的神（佛教）
(item no. 938)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 39.37x30.48cm (15.50x12in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.33.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Warrior
Gender: Male
The identification below is only tentative and was a suggestion of a Tibetan Lama.
Machen Pomra: a Tibetan mountain deity subjugated and enlisted into the service of religious protectors. At the top left is a Tibetan lama with four wrathful meditational deities on the right. At the sides and the bottom are various retinue figures belonging to the entourage of Machen Pomra.
Tibetan: Ma chen pom ra
Jeff Watt 3-2001
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