Vaishravana and the Eight Horsemen
- Inventory number:
- Ж-1344
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 19th century
- Place of Creation:
- Buryatia
- Provenance:
- Received from a private individual
- Technique:
- painting
- Size:
- 20.5 x 15 cm
- Material:
- canvas, mineral paint
- Type of object:
- Thangka
- Subject:
- Buddhism
Vaishravana, or the Son of the Famous (Vishrava), is a figure who, according to legend, made a vow to the Buddha to assist living beings and to bestow blessings upon those who pray to him. He is depicted accompanied by eight horsemen, each holding a mongoose in their left hand. Above Vaishravana is the bodhisattva Vajrapani.
