Vintage Buddhist Plaque. Lion-headed Dakini. Repoussé Metal. Tibet / Nepal

  

Deity Senge Dongma with a crown of skulls. She is also known as Simhamukha or, in English, the lion-faced Dakini.

Image in white metal hammered into relief from the reverse. Hand-carved in reclaimed wood with a lotus flower base and OM mantra verso. Dongma can be translated as Lion-Faced Dakini, and is regarded by. Devotees as a female protector of Dharma. Senge Dongma's practice is crucially important for our well-being in these.

And malignant kind, including spirit disturbances and black magic. She has one face and two arms, her wrathful lion face turned to the right. Her right hand holds aloft a ritual chopper. A skullcap filled with blood. She is adorned with a tiara of five skulls, bone ornaments and a.

This highly decorative standing plaque, comes to us via a reliable source from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, though could. And certainly has some age on its side. The Roof of the World. Please look carefully at the photographs as they form part of the description.

THE ANTIQUE MAHAKALA PAINTING IN THE BACKGROUND IS FOR DISPLAY ONLY, AND NOT INCLUDED. On the home page of the listing. Also follow us around India and the subcontinent on Instagram at lacewinginteriors.