Origin Location | Nepal |
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Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
Size | 108x88.50cm (42.52x34.84in) |
Collection | Private |
Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Shristhikantha, Rakta Lokeshvara (Tibetan: chen re zi mar po. English: the Red Lord of the World), a meditational form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. The standard form of the deity has one face and two hands. This is a non-standard form and is depicted with a thousand faces and a thousand arms.
Karandavyuha Sutra:
bka' 'gyur (stog pho brang bris ma). 'phags pa za ma tog bkod pa shes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo. Volume 74, Chapter 4, pages 501-502. "From the eyes are the sun [Surya] and moon [Chandra], from the forehead Maheshvara [Shiva], from the shoulder Brahma, from the heart the Great Powerful One [Vishnu], from the two teeth the Goddess Sarasvati, from the mouth all of the wind is born [Vayu], from the feet earth [Bhudevi], and from the belly arises the Water God [Varuna]."
Jeff Watt 2-2013
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha: The Basket’s Display (Kāraṇḍavyūha, ’’phags pa za ma tog bkod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo)