CELESTIAL GENERALS

Weituo, Yonghegong Lamsery, Beijing

Weituo, Yonghegong Lamsery, Beijing

Deity
Skanda
Sculpture Type
Clay Sculpture
Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Date / Period
2006-11-24 13:53
Artist
Dennis G. Jarvis
Institution
Wikimedia Commons
Collection
China-6759 – Weituo Uploaded by PDTillman
Medium / Material
image/jpeg
Dimensions
2448 × 3264 px
Accession Number
M18202502

Description

Lama Temple Beijing (Yonghegong), or Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple or Yonghegong Lamsery, a renowned lama temple of the Yellow Hat Sect of Lamaism. Beijing, China
Behind the shrine of Maitreya stands the statue of Weituo facing backwards to a large courtyard. He was appointed protector of Buddhism and ranked first among the 32 guardian generals.