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Buddhist deities of the Bhairava (Krodha) or yabyum kind.
Catalogue reference: Add Or 3044
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This record is about the Buddhist deities of the Bhairava (Krodha) or yabyum kind. dating from 1820-1843.
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- Add Or 3044
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- Buddhist deities of the Bhairava (Krodha) or yabyum kind.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1843
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Buddhist deities of the 'bhairava (krodha)' or 'yabyum' kind. By a Tibetan artist, mid-19th century. A number of the deities are inscribed with their names in Tibetan script. Inscribed on back in Tibetan script (dbu-can) vertically placed: 'Om ah hum svah hah; in' modern cursive dbu-med: 'zes.ri.mohi.pdu.byed. me-pho. hbrug. lor. phan. sanns. gsan.pyags. chos.sde. mgon. tu.sprun. phrug. bris. min. zur. tson. hdzin. pas. bphug (?) brin.spu.hpyis.paho sarva. mangalam. geho. dgeho dgeho zu.dag; in' Hodgson's hand: 'Esoteric Buddhism. Copy of the nearly obliterated picture gone to Paris; in' pencil: 'Esoteric Buddhism of Bhot or Tibet.'. Gouache on cloth; 39 by 24.5 ins. Presented by Brian Houghton Hodgson sometime between 1827 and 1864. Note: Hodgson (1800-94) served in India from 1818 to 1844. He was Assistant Commissioner in Kumaon 1819; Assistant Resident Nepal 1820; Acting Resident 1829; and Resident 1833 until his resignation in 1844. After leave in England he returned to India and lived in Darjeeling until 1858 when he finally left India.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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- Medium: cloth; opaque watercolour.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a493432c-bad0-420f-b360-146366d9763d/
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Buddhist deities of the Bhairava (Krodha) or yabyum kind.