Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Bodhisattva

Tibetan: སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། Chinese: 观音菩萨

(item no. 12952)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Avalokiteshvara (Tibetan: chen re zi. English: the All Seeing Lord). This composition belongs to a thirteen painting set depicting the Dalai Lama incarnations.

At the top left is Amitabha Buddha. On the right side is Shakyamuni Buddha. At the bottom left is the wrathful protector Shadbhuja Mahakala.

Jeff Watt 9-2015

Secondary Images