Tanka of Bardo Thodol Deities

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Title: Tanka of Bardo Thodol Deities
Published / Created: circa 1900-circa 1950
Description: A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts the 42 Peaceful Deities of Bardo with Samantabhadra in a rainbow framed circle accompanied by human figures below in Nepalese dress and holding black umbrellas. Inscription in Tibetan on the verso. Nine of the inscriptions are consecrations of the divinities on the recto.
Provenance: Acquired from various sources. For further information consult entries for individual tankas in the guide to the collection., Purchased by Joseph F. Weiler in Nepal. Gifts of Joseph F. Weiler and Eliza Weiler, 1983.
Language: Tibetan
Sanskrit

Repository

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Call Number

Tibet MSS 62

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Container / Volume

Box 7 (Oversize)

Access: Public
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Citation: Tanka Collection. General Collection of Books and Manuscripts, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.