Artwork Details

Title
Sherab Chamma, “Loving Mother of Wisdom”
Dimensions
43 1/4 × 30 in.
Medium
Pigments on cloth
Origin
Tibet
Classification(s)
paintings
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2005.4.7
HAR Number
65397
Published references
* Karmay, Samten G. and Jeff Watt. Bon: The Magic Word. New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2007. Fig. 15; Pp. 22, 28, 29

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Wisdom

Concepts

The antidote to ignorance, with the highest form of wisdom being an understanding of the true nature of reality and all phenomena. In Buddhism studying the nature of interdependence and emptiness is considered an important step for attaining wisdom.

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Meditation

Concepts

A contemplative practice in which a person uses concentration and visualization to achieve aims such as transforming the mind and generating feelings of compassion. Techniques include focusing on breathing or visualizing oneself as a deity.

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Female Deities

Figure Type

Female bodhisattvas and tantric deities embody specific enlightened qualities such as wisdom, power, and protection, and can be peaceful or wrathful in appearance.

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Tibetan Regions

Region

Today, Tibetans primarily inhabit the Tibetan Plateau, situated between the Himalayan mountain range and the Indian subcontinent to the west, Chinese cultural regions to the east, and Mongolian cultural regions to the northeast. During the 7th to 9th century, Tibetan rulers expanded their empire across Central Asia, and established Buddhism as the state religion.

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