Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Catalogue # | acc.#C2001.2.1 |
Painting School | Gyangtse |
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Amoghapasha, Yellow (Tibetan: don yo shag pa serpo. English: Unfailing Lasso), a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara; accompanied by a retinue of four deities.
At the upper left of the central figure is Red Hayagriva, male, wrathful in appearance with four hands. Below that is the male attendant Rakta Amoghapasha, red in colour, peaceful in appearance and having four hands. At the right side is Ekajati, female, wrathful, blue-black in colour with one face and eight hands. Below that is the female attendant Brikuti, peaceful with four hands.
Jeff Watt 2-2002