Item: Achala (Buddhist Deity) - Blue, Standing
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1000 - 1099 |
| Lineages | Kadam and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
"Arya Achala has a body dark blue in colour with one face and two hands. The right hand holds aloft a sword and the left performs the wrathful gesture at the heart. Above a lotus and sun seat [he] stands with the right leg bent and the left straight [atop] Vighnanraja [Lord of Hindrances - the elephant headed Ganesh]. Wearing a lower garment of tiger skin, having three eyes, red and round, orange hair flowing upward, all the limbs adorned with snakes, [he] stands in the middle of a blazing mass of fire." (The Narthang Gyatsa of Chim Namka Drag).
Jeff Watt [updated 6-2019]
An early Tibetan mandala of Ekallavira Achala in a private collection: An Art Historical Analysis by Pratapaditya Pal. September 09, 2013.
Buddhist Deity: Achala Art History
Buddhist Deity: Achala Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Achala Masterworks (Standing, Painting)
Buddhist Deity: Achala (Painting Comparison)
Buddhist Deity: Achala Masterworks (Painting)
Collection: Private 32