Kunga målare

TBRC: bdr:P It begins at the top center with Vajradhara, blue in colour, and then alternates from figure to figure outward and then again alternates as the lineage descends the right and left registers. To the upper left of Sachen is a Buddha figure, yellow in colour, that is not part of the Dombi Heruka Lineage.

Another Buddha from the group, Ratnachandra, is depicted on the right side. Identification is made based on the Tibetan name inscriptions written below the figures. The preceding painting of Shangton Chobar [currently missing] will likely have the figures of Medicine Buddha and one other.

In the bottom register are six deities. Across the entire set of multiple compositions the bottom registers are populated by deities belonging to the Bari Gyatsa and Drub Tab Gyatsa texts. Both of these texts are compendiums of deities which originated in India and later translated into Tibetan in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Lower Register Figures from the Bari Gyatsa : Rakta Yamari Maha Sahasrapramardana Maha Mantramanudharani Maha Sitavani Maha Pratyangira Maha Pratyangira, [with] a body black in colour, one face and six hands. Kunga målare left [hold], a red lotus, trident and a wrathful [gesture] together with a lasso.

The face has bared fangs and three eyes. Having jewel ornaments and garments of silk. Seated in a manner with the left [leg] extended. Maha Mantramanudharin, [with] a body blue-black in colour, one face and four hands. With the sun as a backrest, the ornaments and manner of sitting are the same as before.

Maha Sahasrapramardana, white, with one face and six hands. The left [hold], a bow, lasso and axe. With a moon supporting the back and having peaceful ornaments and [a peaceful] appearance.