Himalayan Art Resources

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

འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག། ནང་ལྷ། 勝樂金剛 (全图)
(item no. 102263)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Shechen Archives - photographs
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Semi-Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Chakrasamvara.

At the top center is a mahasiddha along with two figures of Tibetan teachers, both wearing monastic robes.

At the bottom left is Shri Devi Dudsolma, blue in colour, four arms and riding a donkey. On the right side is Takkiraja, the King of Desire, red in colour, embracing a consort.

Jeff Watt 2-2011

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