Item: Five Foremost Deities - Mo Lha

Tibetan: ཡི་དམ་གཙོ་བོ་རྣམ་ལྔ། Chinese: 五个最重要的神祇

(item no. 18379)

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

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

In Tibetan Buddhism the arrangement of the five gods are:
mo lha - Female God, located at the left armpit of an individual.
srog lha - Life God, located in the heart of an individual.
pho lha - Male God, located at the right armpit.
yul lha - Regional God, located at the crown of the head of an individual.
dra la - Enemy God, located at the right shoulder