Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Sahasrabhujalokeshvara (11 faces, 1000 Hands)

སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། 观音菩萨
(item no. 55702)
Origin Location Central Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Avalokiteshvara (Tigle Chu Drug).

Tibetan Name: bka' gdams thig le bcu drug gi dkyil 'khor. Root text - unknown.

The mandala of the Tigle Chu Drug contains sixteen levels of deities and teachers progressing from the inside out.
1. Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.
2. Namnang Gangchen Tso.
3. Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.
4. Avalokiteshvara, one face, two hands.
5. Prajnaparamita.
6. Tubpa Dudul (Buddha?).
7. Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara.
8. Green Tara.
9. Krodha Tara.
10. Achala.
11. Atisha.
12. Dromton.
13. Maitreya.
14. Manjushri.
15. Vajradhara.
16. Dharmakaya.

Jeff Watt 12-2012

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