Karl Pani & René Steyer 2013 | WHAV:106610
Bönkyab, 20th/21th century, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cotton and silk brocade, painting technique: gouache, L: 175 cm, W: 100 cm
Shenten Dargye Ling Monastery, France
 
Uwe Niebuhr 2013 | WHAV:106145 (detail)
Shenla Ökar is depicted with a white body and his hands held in the position of meditation. His name suggests an association with white light ('od dkar [འོད་དཀར་]). He is furthermore often identified as the god of wisdom.
 

References:

Literature: Kvaerne 1995, p.25-26 & p.42-43 & p.63-64
 

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