Origin Location | Tibet |
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Lineages | Gelug |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Private |
Classification: Person
Appearance: King
Gender: Male
Shambhala Kings: Pundarika 2nd, Sumitra 5th and Bhadra 3rd.
The large central figure is Pundarika, the 2nd of the 25 Shambhala Kings. He is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, white in colour, holding a string of prayer beads in the right hand and the stem of a white lotus blossom in the left. At the lower left is Sumitra the 5th King holding an arrow in the right hand and a bow in the left. At the lower right is Bhadra, the 3rd King, holding a wheel in the right hand and a white conch shell in the left.
Jeff Watt 6-2009
Thematic Sets
Kings: Shambhala Kings Main Page
Kings: Shambhala (Set 5)
Kings: Shambhala Kings (Masterworks, 香巴拉王)
Kings: Shambhala Kings Art History
Painting Tradition: Khyenri Main Page
Collection: Private 1