Thangka "Avalokiteshvara" à quatre bras, 18e/19e siècle ·  Bhoutan · ID: 3045991

Description

mineral pigments on primed fabric, rubbed, traces of old age

In Mahayana Buddhism, “Avalokiteshvara” is the bodhisattva of universal compassion.

Above there is a picture of the Buddha “Amithaba”, flanked by two Lama. The bottom row shows “Jambhala” (God of Wealth) and the Bodhisattva “Tara”, which is considered a female manifestation of enlightened wisdom. “Tara” is said to have originated from a tear of “Avalokiteshvara”.