Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Drala Brothers (Nine)

Tibetan: འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ། Chinese: 世俗的神（佛教）

(item no. 91008)

Origin Location	Mongolia
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Nyingma
Size	38.10x27.94cm (15x11in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Erie Art Museum

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Warrior

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Dralha (Enemy God): with one face and two hands he holds a riding crop in the upraised right and the reins with the left. Dressed in the garb of a warrior with a spear, sword, bow and arrow, he rides atop a white horse accompanied by eight horseman. At the top center is the wrathful bodhisattva Vajrapani, blue, with one face and two hands, surrounded by flames of wisdom. Wild animals and offerings are gathered below.

Jeff Watt 9-2000