Item: Chakrasamvara (Buddhist Deity) - (Krishnacharin Tradition)

Tibetan: འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག། ནང་ལྷ། Chinese: 勝樂金剛 (全图)

(item no. 102260)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Sakya and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Shechen Archives - photographs

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Semi-Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Chakrasamvara.

At the top center is a mahasiddha similar in appearance to naropa. On the left side is Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo. On the right side is a figure wearing monastic robes and a red pandita hat with the lappets folded over the crown.

At the bottom left is Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo, blue in colour, riding a mule. On the right side is Maharakta Ganapati, red in colour, with an elephant head and twelve arms.

Jeff Watt 2-2011