Item: Yama Dharmaraja (Buddhist Protector) - Outer
གཤིན་རྗེ་ཆོས་རྒྱལ།
阎罗法王
(item no. 855)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Size | 57.15x37.47cm (22.50x14.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.14.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Animal-Feature
Gender: Male
Yama Dharmaraja (Tibetan: shin je cho gyal. English: the Lord of Death, King of the Law): protector of the Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka) cycle of tantras.
Tibetan: Shin je cho gyal
Indian Lineage: Vajradhara, Shri Vajrabhairava, Jnana Dakini, Lalitavajra, Vajrasana, Amoghavajra, Jnana Sambhava Bepa, Padmavajra, Dipamkara Shrijnana, (the Nepali) Bharo Chag Dum, (the Tibetan) Ra Lotsawa Dorje Drag, etc.
Jeff Watt 4-2001
Buddhist Protectors: Enlightened
Painting Type: Black Ground Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Buddhist Protector: Yama Dharmaraja Main Page
Tradition: Gelug Protectors
Buddhist Protector: Yama Dharmaraja, Outer
Collection of RMA: Black Ground Masterworks
Exhibition: Awaken (Rubin Museum)
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