Bönkyab, 20th/21th century, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cotton and silk brocade, painting technique: gouache, L: 144 cm, W: 87 cm
Shenten Dargye Ling Monastery, France

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. Shenla Ökar is depicted here in the retinue of various deities. Below him are two female attendants.