Shri Devi (Palden Lhamo) – The “Glorious Goddess”
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Orientation 2
Wall object 6
ABP 063
Code: ABP 063
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1600 - 1700
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 49 x 67
Materials: Gouache on black canvas
Shri-Devi (Palden Lhamo) – The “Glorious Goddess”
Palden Lhamo is one of the major protective deities of Tibetan Buddhism. Known as Shri Devi in Sanskrit, the “Glorious Goddess,” she can appear under different manifestations. This painting represents her as a dark skinned fearsome emaciated woman, riding a mule on a sea of blood. Of her four arms, the first pair brandishes a sword and a trident, and the second hold a skull cup and a ritual dagger. Of ferocious appearance, she is adorned with the bone ornaments of the charnel grounds. Painted on a black ground thangka, she is surrounded by her retinue of wrathful deities and two lineage masters of the Kagyü school sit directly above her.
Worshipped in all Buddhist schools of Tibet, her cult grew considerably with the Gelukpas and she even became the personal protector of the Dalaï Lamas and of the Tibetan government.
(Former Collection Heidi & Ulrich von Schroeder; 2014-01)
Palden Lhamo is one of the major protective deities of Tibetan Buddhism. Known as Shri Devi in Sanskrit, the “Glorious Goddess,” she can appear under different manifestations. This painting represents her as a dark skinned fearsome emaciated woman, riding a mule on a sea of blood. Of her four arms, the first pair brandishes a sword and a trident, and the second hold a skull cup and a ritual dagger. Of ferocious appearance, she is adorned with the bone ornaments of the charnel grounds. Painted on a black ground thangka, she is surrounded by her retinue of wrathful deities and two lineage masters of the Kagyü school sit directly above her.
Worshipped in all Buddhist schools of Tibet, her cult grew considerably with the Gelukpas and she even became the personal protector of the Dalaï Lamas and of the Tibetan government.
(Former Collection Heidi & Ulrich von Schroeder; 2014-01)