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He is red and wears Bodhisattva ornaments; his has four arms vajra, a rosary and a lotus.  His sakti has four arms holding a skull cup in the upper left and upper right hold a sword; khatvanga in the lower left and vajra round the neck of Avalokitesvara. On the top  from left to right are figures of Padmasambhava, Avalokitesvara, Amitabha,  Padmasambhava and his disciple mKha-gro-ye-ses-mtsho-rgyal.  There are figures of disciples at thebottom.\r\nThe central figure is surrounded by a red and yellow band; beyond this are four lotus petals coloured blue and green.  On each of these petals stands a figure; they are all in yab-yum with saktis of the same colour.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton (textile)","id":"AAT14067"},{"text":"tempera","id":"AAT15062"},{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painting (image-making)","id":"AAT54216"},{"text":"brocade","id":"AAT53648"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Painted in tempera colours and gold on a prepared cotton ground. 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