The origin of the Dalai Lama — the silent Guanyin Thangka

[Origins of the Dalai Lama — Quiet Guanyin Thangka]

Origins of the Dalai Lama — Quiet Guanyin Thangka, 18th century, Tibet, cloth, color, 140 cm long, 64 cm wide, 72 cm vertical and 46 cm horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Silent Guanyin is an incarnation of Guanyin, and has the virtue of calming all sins. The silent Avalokitesvara in the Thangka has a female face, a bodhisattva crown on her head, a blooming white lotus in her left hand, and a right arm supported on the lotus platform. The ribbon curls around her arms, and she sits in a game. Against the background of the dark blue backlight, it gives people the beauty of silence and tranquility. Two Buddhas appear at the top of the picture, the left is the Medicine Buddha, and the right is Sakyamuni Buddha. In front of the lotus seat, there is a offering of the Bodhisattva in his hand, and at the lower left is the six-arm protection method. The color of the picture is rich and natural, and the lines are smooth. There is a Tibetan inscription on the lotus seat: “The most holy heart is the silent Avalokitesvara.” On the back of the painting is a four-body inscription in Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan on the white silk sign. The Chinese text is: “On the sixth day of March, the 26th year of Qianlong’s reign, the emperor ordered Zhang Jiahu Tuke to recognize the origin of the Dalai Lama. The first axis on the right.”

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