Shijiu Zong · Thangka Gallery
Tibetan Buddhist Art Treasures from Lijiang, Yunnan
Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy Lineage · Purely Hand-Painted
Zodiac Guardian Buddhas (Part 1)
Rat, Ox/Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon/Snake
Zodiac Guardian Buddhas (Part 2)
Horse, Goat/Monkey, Rooster, Dog/Pig
Mandala Thangka
Mandala
Ten Powers Mandala
Black Gold Mandala
Avalokiteshvara Heart Mantra Thangka
Six-Syllable Mantra
Kalachakra Mandala Thangka
Tantric Mandala
White Six-Arm Mahakala
Wish-Fulfilling Jewel Protector
Yamantaka
Wrathful Manifestation of Manjushri
Green Tara
Swift Savioress
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva of Great Conduct
Vajrasattva
King of Repentance
Yellow Jambhala
Chief of the Five Wealth Gods
Kurukulle
Goddess of Love and Wisdom
Protectors and Yidams Overview
Eight Protector Deities
Zodiac Guardian Buddhas
Find your destined protector
Rat: Four-Arm Avalokiteshvara
The thousand arms represent protecting all beings, and the thousand eyes represent seeing the world, ensuring a smooth path in life.
Ox/Tiger: Akasagarbha Bodhisattva
Helps increase wisdom and wealth, gaining support from benefactors from all directions, and attracting talented people.
Rabbit: Manjushri Bodhisattva
A symbol of wisdom, able to cut off all afflictions and increase wisdom, very helpful for those pursuing academic studies.
Dragon/Snake: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Aids in career success, removes obstacles in life, helps one meet benefactors, and receive blessings.
Horse: Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva
The treasure vase on his head contains the light of wisdom, which illuminates all beings, granting supreme power and a peaceful life.
Goat/Monkey: Vairocana Buddha
A symbol of light and reason, dispelling darkness and bringing bright reason. Connects with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and extracts the essence of all things.
Rooster: Acala Vidyaraja
A symbol of rationality, silently protecting individuals, enabling them to recognize and correct their mistakes on life's path and seize every opportunity.
Dog/Pig: Amitabha Buddha
Also known as the Buddha of Infinite Life and Infinite Light, implying liberation from troubles and encountering the light.
Kurukulle
Goddess of Love and Wisdom
Kurukulle is renowned for her wisdom of love and attraction, a goddess who helps people improve relationships, emotions, and careers. Her form is majestic, appearing in a red body, symbolizing the power of passion and compassion.
Relationships and Emotions
This is her most widely known merit. Her practice can help in seeking a good partner, harmonizing married life, improving parent-child relationships, and bringing soulmates together. It also enhances popularity, making you more liked by colleagues, friends, and leaders.
Career and Authority
Especially suitable for managers and entrepreneurs. She can increase power, making it easier for you to gain the trust of subordinates and clients, and helping your career develop smoothly.
Wealth and Merit
Traditionally, it is believed that her practice can increase wealth and merit, making life smooth.
Inner Growth
The deeper meaning lies in purifying greed and attachment, increasing wisdom, and learning to use 'emotion' without being trapped by it, ultimately pointing towards inner freedom and peace.
Five Wealth Gods
Guardians of Wealth and Good Karma
The Five Wealth Gods Thangka is a highly representative wealth god theme in Tibetan Buddhism. With Yellow Jambhala as the central deity, surrounded by the Red, Green, White, and Black wealth gods in the four directions, they form a complete system of the wealth dharma.
Yellow Jambhala (Central Deity)
Located in the center of the painting, his body is golden yellow. He holds a wish-fulfilling jewel in his right hand and a treasure-spitting mongoose in his left, seated on a lotus throne. His form is full and prosperous, symbolizing complete merit and abundant wealth. Yellow Jambhala is the most revered wealth god in Tibetan Buddhism, representing the fundamental source of legitimate wealth and merit.
Red Jambhala
Top Left
Attracts wealth through relationships
Increases wealth opportunities in interpersonal relationships
Green Jambhala
Top Right
Bestows wealth from career
Protects career development and business success
White Jambhala
Bottom Left
Protects wealth of purity
Guards wealth obtained through legitimate means
Black Jambhala
Bottom Right
Subdues obstacles to wealth
Eliminates obstacles and adverse conditions on the path to wealth
Philosophical Contemplation
The five wealth gods co-create their dharma forms amidst clouds and divine light. The brilliance of the golden necklaces, the heat of the flame-like aura, and the ethereal quality of the cloud-sea dyeing, interpret the Tibetan philosophical belief that 'wealth originates from good karma, and its protection is for the benefit of others' through the tension of color and form. This is not only a treasure of religious art but also a spiritual prayer of the faithful for a prosperous life. The Five Wealth Gods, in their divine posture, convey the wisdom of 'gathering wealth through right livelihood, and protecting wealth with a compassionate heart' across the dimensions of time and space, allowing the prayer for wealth and the compassionate aspiration to bloom with a soul-stirring light of faith in the solemnity of every detail.
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Lijiang, Yunnan · Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy Lineage