Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Dorje Shugden
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1900 - 1959 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Dorje Shugden mounted on a Black Horse. This form of Shugden follows the basic Sakya description except for the spear in the right hand and the lack of a skullcup in the left hand.
"In the middle of a whirling palace of black wind from ... is the Great King with a body red-black in colour, one face two arms. The right [hand] holds a club aloft to the sky and the left a skullcup filled with blood and a human heart. On the head a Chinese hat is placed, riding a black horse, surrounded by inconceivable emanations..." (Sakya Kangso. Dagchen Kunga Lodro, 1729-1783).
Jeff Watt 9-2011
Subject: Monks as Deities & Retinue Figures (Battle Monks & Protectors)
Collection: Private 21
Buddhist Deity: Dorje Shugden Main Page
Subject: Three Kings (Tibetan Protectors)
Buddhist Deity: Dorje Shugden (Tanag, Black Horse)