Item: Vaishravana (Buddhist Protector) - Riding a Lion
རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས། བྱང་ཕྱོགས་སྐྱོང་།
北方多闻天王
(item no. 91061)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 83.82x55.88cm (33x22in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: King
Gender: Male
Vaishravana, Lion-riding (Tibetan: nam to se, seng ge shon. English: the Son of Nam To who Rides on a Lion). Orange in colour with one face and two hands he holds a banner upraised in the right and a mongoose in the lap held with the left. Riding atop a white snow lion he is surrounded by eight horsemen. At the top center is the wrathful bodhisattva Vajrapani.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Buddhist Protectors, Worldly Deities (Lokapala)
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Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana Riding a Lion
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