Twenty-one salvation Thangka

[Twenty-first Salvation Buddha Mother Thangka]

Twenty-first Salvation Buddha Mother Thangka, 18th century, Tibet, cloth, color painting, 125 cm high, 75 cm wide, 65 cm vertical and 46 cm horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Save the Buddha Mother is the goddess worshipped by Tibetan Buddhism, also known as “Tara” and “Save the Tara”. According to legend, it is the different incarnation of Avalokitesvara. There are 21 common kinds, among which the green Tara is the first of the 21 Tara
In the painting, the main statue of Green Tara is a young girl, with a green body, wearing a crown of five Buddhas, holding a lotus in both hands, the left leg curled, the right leg stretched down in front of the seat, and the foot stepped on the lotus. This is the standard “right comfortable sitting” of Green Tara, which is comfortable and comfortable. Maitreya Bodhisattva is in the middle of the upper boundary of the picture, Adi Gorge is on the right, and Zongkaba is on the left. The green Tara is surrounded by 21 Tara figures, representing 21 kinds of illusions to help all living beings. According to the Tibetan inscription below, the red and white Tara in the upper left and right corners are respectively the Supreme Fenxun Tara and the Supreme Silent Tara; In the second line, from left to right, there are the Supreme Jinyan Tara, the Supreme Tathagata Topknot Tara, and the Supreme Hum Yin Chi Qi Qi Tara, which are illegible; The third line is Red Supreme Destroying Demon Army Tara and Black Supreme Destroying Enemy Tara; The fourth line is the Supreme Demon Subduing Tara and the Supreme Sambhayan Indian Mother; The fifth line is the Supreme Tara to save hunger and the Supreme Tara to relieve adversity; The sixth line is the frowning Tara, the Supreme Bright Heart Hung Tone Tara, the Supreme Great Silence Tara and the Supreme Flame Tara; The next line is the Supreme Mother of the Heavens, the Supreme Mother of the Sun and the Moon, the Supreme Mother of the Three Realms, the Supreme Mother of Dulibati, and the Supreme Mother of Three-World Tara
There is a white silk label on the back of the Thangka, which is inscribed in four characters of Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan in ink, and the Chinese text is: “On October 23, the forty-sixth year of Qianlong’s reign, the emperor ordered Zhangjia, Hu and Tuke to recognize the image of offering benefits to save the Buddha’s mother for 21 times…”.

二十一救度佛母唐卡背后白绫签