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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1016/5 Language Not applicable Subject Death

1. EAP1016/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5
Title:
The collection of Pema Wangdu [Late 19th century-Late 20th century]
Scope & Content:
The collection of Pema Wangdu in Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India. A collection of old Lama Mani texts and thangkas and a brass pointer inherited from his teacher. Extent and format of original material: Three Series. This Fonds contains the following 3 Series: EAP1016/5/1: Objects [Late 19th ce...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable and Tibetan
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Late 20th century
Extent:
662 TIFF images

2. EAP1016/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/2
Title:
Thangkas [Late 19th century-Late 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Extent and format of original material: Seven items. This Series contains the following 7 Files: EAP1016/5/2/1: A narrative thangka illustrating the story of the delok [Late 19th century] EAP1016/5/2/2: A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara [Late 19th century] EAP1016/5/2/3: A than...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Late 20th century
Extent:
78 TIFF images

3. EAP1016/5/2/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/2/1
Title:
A narrative thangka illustrating the story of the delok [Late 19th century]
Scope & Content:
A narrative thangka illustrating the story of the delok (Wylie 'das log) Karma Wangzin (Wylie Karma dbang 'dzin). Delok stories are key texts for Lama Manipa and illustrate the prinicples of karma and Buddhist concepts of death and reincarnation. The thangka depicts the judgement of the dead and...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
9 TIFF images

4. EAP1016/5/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/2/3
Title:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara [Early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, known to Tibetans as Chenrezig (Wylie spyan ras gzigs). The painting shows a few simple scenes of the killing of animals as well as a small scene depicting hell and the judgment of the dead in the bottom left corn...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
15 TIFF images