Thangka representing Avalokiteshvara with white parasol, Tibet, 18th - 19th century Ink and polychrome pigments on canvas. The Goddess of the White Parasol (the Buddhist deity Ushnisha-Sitatapatra) is one of many powerful female deities. She manifests her power through her thousand heads, arms and legs. She has eyes on the palms of each of her hands and on the soles of her feet, and each head has three eyes. Standing triumphantly in a halo ablaze with the fire of wisdom and on a base surrounded by lotus petals, the goddess tramples on the enemies of spiritual realization (such as anger, greed and delusion) with her many feet. In Ushnisha-Sitatapatra's main hands are the white umbrella of protection and the Dharma wheel (the Buddha's teaching). Her other hands hold various weapons and form a halo around her. Two Mahakalas and two Bodhisattvas are flanked by her at the bottom of the thangka, while another Mahakala and another multi-armed Bodhisattva adorn the top sides of the painting. Framed. 65 x 48.5 cm The Sanskrit name of the white parasol deity is Ushnisha Sitatapatra, which can also be translated as "The victorious white parasol". Her parasol symbolizes her ability to protect sentient beings from natural disasters, diseases, etc. She is white in color because the primary means by which she performs this function is the enlightenment energy of pacification. Ushnisha Sitatapatra is a female form of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Like him in his elaborate form, she has a thousand eyes that watch over living beings, and a thousand arms that protect and assist them. She thus symbolizes the power of active compassion. 十八世纪-十九世纪 - 西藏 - 大白伞盖佛母唐卡