Chengde Eight Outlying Temples: Simhamukhi
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Chengde Eight Outlying Temples: Simhamukhi
CHINA, Hebei, Chengde; Qing dynasty
Simhamukhi, the lion-headed Dakini, was adapted from Tibetan Bon religion as a female protector after Padmasambhava subdued her. This 17th century image has red flame-like hair behind a five-skull crown. The figure wears a skull garland and holds a skull cup in the left hand and a flaying knife in the right hand while posing in the dancing posture on a male corpse. A budding lotus grows from the base to support the figure’s lifted right leg.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 239.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chengde Eight Outlying Temples: Simhamukhi." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 239.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Chengde Eight Outlying Temples: Simhamukhi" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:239.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Chengde Eight Outlying Temples: Simhamukhi. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 239).
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