Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Book Cover

གླེགས་ཤིང་། 書皮
(item no. 65753)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Bon
Material Wood
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Book cover depicting the Four Transcendent Lords of the Bon Religion: Satrig Ersang, Shenlha Okar, Sangpo Bumtri and Tonpa Shenrab.

Jeff Watt 3-2005

Secondary Images
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