Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
| Material | Metal |
| Collection | Private |
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Avalokiteshvara seated on a cow. This unique form of Lokeshvara is said to be created by the 10th Karmapa Choying Dorje after having had a dream of Avalokiteshvara in this specific form. (Also see another image of a figure riding a cow and a wrathful figure on a cow).
Lokeshvara is peaceful in appearance with one face and two hands, richly adorned with jewelery, earrings, necklaces and such. At the crown of the head is a small image of Amitabha Buddha. Adorning the left shoulder is a krishnasara deer skin. The proper right hand holds a lotus blossom and the left holds a flask, or vase, along with the stem of a lotus flower blossoming over the left shoulder. He is seated upright in a posture with the two legs extended forward and down - resting atop a cow in a lying posture. Two small attendant figures - male and female- are kneeling in front.
Jeff Watt 7-2011
Publication: Seer Photographic Collection
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Lokeshvara (Unusual Iconography)
Subject: Krishnasara (Antelope)
Sculpture: Torana Comparison (Choying Dorje Atelier)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara Masterworks (Sculpture)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Non-Iconic Forms)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara (Seated, Holding a Lotus)
Artist: Choying Dorje & Atelier (Sculpture)