Dharma Dora Venerable and the King of Heaven Thangka

[Dharma Dora Venerable and the King of Heaven Thangka]

Dharma Dora Venerable and the King of Heaven Thangka, 18th century, Beijing, cloth, color, 140 cm high, 84 cm wide, 70 cm vertical and 47.5 cm horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This Thangka figure is composed of the Dharma Dora Venerable, the Southern Growth Heavenly King with a sword (left) and the Northern Duowen Heavenly King with a weasel (right). The Dharma Dora Venerable has a canopy on his head, an Indian style Sutra suitcase on his back, a brush in his left hand, and a tiger lying beside him. The Buddha of Infinite Light appears in the upper bound, and the one beside the road leads the way for the Venerable. In the lower left, the king of heaven is about to pull out his sword. In the lower right, the king of heaven holds a weasel. The two Heavenly Kings were dressed as military generals of the Han Dynasty
There is a white silk label on the back of the Thangka, which is inscribed in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan characters in ink. The Chinese text is: “On October 20, the 47th year of Qianlong’s reign, the emperor ordered Zhang Jiahu Tuktu to recognize the benefit portraits of Dharma Dora, the king of growth, the king of wealth…”.

达摩多罗尊者与天王唐卡背后白绫签