Emperor Qianlong Buddha costume Thangka

[Thangka of Emperor Qianlong’s Buddha costume]

Thangka of Emperor Qianlong’s Buddha costume, 18th century, Beijing, cloth book color, 168 cm high, 93 cm wide, 112 cm long, 64 cm wide. The old collection of the Qing Palace
In the picture, Emperor Qianlong wears a Ban Zhida hat (Ban Zhida means scholar), wears a monk’s clothing, has a statement seal in his right hand, and holds a Dharma wheel in his left hand, and sits on the lotus throne with full arms folded. The upper part shows the three mandalas, which are mainly based on their practice, the second layer shows the guru Sanshizhangjia and the Buddha disciples and Bodhisattvas, and the lower part shows 17 Dharma protectors. The Dharma protectors at the bottom of the Thangka are arranged in one word. From the left, they are: Six-Arm Warrior Protection Law, Big Black Sky, Immovable Vajra, White Warrior Protection Law, Four-Arm Warrior Protection Law, Red Warrior Protection Law, Yan Demon Zun, and Lucky Heavenly Mother; In the next row, from the left, they are: Huang Caibao Dharma Protector, Emperor Shitian, Guangmu Tianwang, Holding Tianwang, Shituolin Lord, Growth Tianwang, Duowen Tianwang, Great Brahman, and Red Treasure Dharma Protector
This Thangka is a statue of Buddha in the middle of Qianlong period, painted by a court painter.