Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Tara (Buddhist Deity) - (general)

སྒྲོལ་མ། སྣང་བརྙན་ཡོངས། 度母(本尊)(全像)
(item no. 92047)
Origin Location Zangskar, Northern India
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Uncertain
Material Ground Mineral Pigment
Collection U. of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
Catalogue # #17497 Koelz Collection
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Tara: surrounded by the 21 forms according to the tradition of Suryagupta.

Jeff Watt 5-2001

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