Tangka Paintings
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#17453
- Textile tangka
- Length: 27.75 inch
- Width: 19.50 inch
- Acquired: Lahang, Kunawar, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Koelz number: K539
Description
Avalokiteshvara – Sahasrabhujalokeshvara (11 faces, 1000 hands). A manifestation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Sahasrabhujalokeshvara is represented with eleven heads and one thousand hands holding various symbols. Each hand has an eye denoting the "All Seeing-One." He is accompanied by Amitabha, Shakyamuni, Maitreya, various Taras, Bodhisattvas, abbots, and members of the Dharmapala (guardians of the teaching). May be Bhutanese or Nepalese. 18th century.