Subject: Bird Imagery Text Outline
Bird Imagery Main PageSix Key Topics:
1. Bird Figures: Anthropomorphic
2. Figures with Bird Characteristics: Zoomorphic
3. Accessories
4. Symbols
5. Birds in Narratives
6. Birds in Landscape
Videos:
- Bird Imagery Text Outline: Part 1
- Bird Imagery Text Outline: Part 2
- Bird Imagery Text Outline: Part 3
1. Bird Figures: Anthropomorphic
- Deities:
--- Garuda (Hindu)
--- Garuda (Buddhist)
--- Khyung (Bon)
- Messengers (various)
- Sky Burial Vultures (Dakinis of the Five Buddha Families)
2. Figures with Bird Characteristics: Zoomorphic
- Characteristics:
--- Face (beak)
--- Wings
--- Feet (talons): Drashi Lhamo
- Figures:
--- Primary
--- Secondary
3. Accessories:
- Crowns: Lingtsang Gyalpo, Bhutan Gyalpo, Others...
- Hats
- Hand Attribute
- Clothing
- Mount
- Amulet
4. Symbols:
- Torana
- Peacock
- Three Poisons (Wheel of Life)
- 'Revealed Treasure' Signature
- Others...
5. Birds in Narratives:
- Jataka Tales
--- 16. The Baby Quail, The Power of Honesty
--- 22. The Noble Geese, A Tale of Friendship
--- 34. The Woodpecker, Kindness without Thought of Reward
- Teachers:
--- Gorura (84 Mahasiddhas of Abhayadatta)
--- Kyechung Lotsawa (25 Disciples of Padmasambhava)
- Incarnation Lineage:
--- Parrot, Desi Sanggye Gyatso
6. Birds in Landscape:
- Bird Details (Dalai Lama Incarnation Set)
- Sthavira/Arhat Paintings (Examples)
- Siddha Figures
- Others...
Jeff Watt 4-2024
(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).
