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- 35mm slide: 19909
- World Region
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Country
- Tibet
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- Paldan Lhamo, the Defender of the Law, is the only feminine member of the Dharmapala. She rides a mule covered with the skin of her own son. She has four arms, three eyes, and wears a skull-crown and jewelry. She is attended by the twin furies, Makaraaktra the elephant-headed and Simhavaktra the lion-headed. At the top are : the Adi-Buddha, Vajradhara and two Mahasiddhas.
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- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
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- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
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- 4622 x 3093
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- 2 MB
- Record
- 19051
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"Paldan Lhamo, the Defender of the Law, is the only feminine member of the Dharmapala. She rides a mule covered with the skin of her own son. She has four arms, three eyes, and wears a skull-crown and jewelry. She is attended by the twin furies, Makaraaktra the elephant-headed and Simhavaktra the lion-headed. At the top are : the Adi-Buddha, Vajradhara and two Mahasiddhas.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-19051/19051. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 02, 2024.