Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Chaturbhuja (4 hands)

Avalokiteshvara, Chaturbhuja (Tibetan: chen re zi, chag shi pa. English: the All Seeing Lord with Four Hands) in the pure realm of Potalaka.

"As the nature of all buddhas, Avalokiteshvara, in colour like stainless conch and crystal, very resplendent, smiling, peaceful and radiant. With four hands the first are folded at the heart, the lower hold a crystal mala and jewelled lotus, two beautiful feet seated in vajra posture, adorned with many attractive silks and jewels, beautified with dark blue hair in tufts [some] loose. On the crown of the head, the wisdom of all buddhas, is the Lord, source of all refuge gathered as one, in essence the Guru in the aspect of Amitabha, in the manner of the Lord of the Family, seated happily." (Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrub 1497-1557).

At the top center is a teacher of the Gelug tradition wearing a yellow hat and holdong a lotus flower and a Dharma wheel. This figure is most likely to be the 13th Dalai Lama, Tubten Gyatso (1876-1933 [57 yrs]. Seated at the right and left are two unidentified teachers wearing monastic attire.

At the left side is a small figure of orange coloured Arapahana Manjushri. At the right side is blue Krodha Vajrapani in a wrathful appearance. Together with the large central figure of Lokeshvara they are collectively known as the Three Lords of the World. At the bottom left is Padma Ishvara Hayagriva, wrathful in appearance. At the bottom right is 'Secret Accomplishment' Hayagriva.

Jeff Watt 4-2022