palden lhamo thangka iii 23-beads a right-spiraling conch shell

a right-spiraling conch shell

Strung on dark brown cord with 18 or 27 bodhi seed beads and 17 or 27cm circumference

105 x 74 cm with brocade

84 cm x 112 cm with brocade

It is commonplace to find low quality copies made for tourism in the Himalayas

palden lhamo thangka iii 23-beads a right-spiraling conch shellPalden Lhamo, Glorious Goddess, is a wrathful emanation of Goddess Saraswati and one of the Gelugpa Schools three main Dharma Protectors. She is depicted as a fierce 3 eyed female deity. Dark blue, she wields a vajra club and clutches a blood filled skull cup as her mule gallops across a sea of blood. Although she is invoked by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, for centuries she has remained the personal protector of all 14 incarnations of HH Dalai