Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Tseringma (Shalu Monastery)
འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ།
世俗的神（佛教）
(item no. 52715)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1300 - 1399 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Semi-Peaceful
Gender: Female
Tseringma in a standing posture and wearing a cloak of peacock feathers, local deity protector of Shalu Monastery.
It has not been clearly established whether this Shalu Tseringma and the Tashi Tseringma with four sisters and riding a lion are the same deity or different.
Jeff Watt 5-2014
Subject: Protector Deities, Tibetan (Prior to 17th Century)
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Tseringma (Shalu Monastery)
Tibet: Shalu Monastery, Avalokiteshvara Chapel (Chou)
Subject: Peacock Imagery
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