Ten Arm Jiguang Buddha Mother Thangka

[Ten arm Jiguang Buddha Mother Thangka]

Ten arm Jiguang Buddha Mother Thangka, Qing Dynasty, 67 cm vertically and 45 cm horizontally
There are many kinds of images of Jiguang Buddha Mother, such as one side with two arms, three sides with six arms, three sides with eight arms, three sides with ten arms, three sides with twelve arms, etc. The Jiguang Buddha Mother on this Thangka has five sides and ten arms
The five faces of the Buddha Mother are different in color and expression: the front side is white, the left side is green and blue, the right side is a red pig face, the four sides are angry, and the top side is the Buddha’s silence. Each side has three eyes, which means taking care of everything. The body is white, the main arm holds the golden red sun wheel and the white moon wheel in both hands, and the other hands extend to both sides. The left auxiliary arm holds the bow, the worry-free branch, the silk rope and the thread from top to bottom, and the right auxiliary arm holds the diamond pestle, the arrow, the diamond hook and the needle from top to bottom. Wearing a wreath, wearing a colored cloth skirt at the waist, standing on the lotus seat on the left, which is placed on a four-wheeled chariot pulled by six piglets. The mother Buddha has blue head light and red body light, and stands on the top of the pagoda. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, flowers and vines
Sakyamuni Buddha is on the top left of the mother of Buddha, and the Tathagata is on the top right; Right below is the Green Courage Protection Law. This Thangka was presented to the palace by the Sixth Panchen Lama in 1780, the forty-fifth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, when he came to Beijing to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Qianlong. It has strong Tibetan characteristics. The strokes are fine and the colors are rich.

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