THE FRONTIER · MAKE
Who is in the painting?
Show it a work of Tibetan art. It names the deity and tells you about them.
And it says how sure it is.
རི་ཁྲོད་ལོ་མ་གྱོན་མ།Parnashavari
99% sure
Dakini · Non-sectarian · “The Leaf-Clad Hermitess”
- Wears a skirt made of green leaves
- Body is usually yellow; holds a leafy branch
- Protector against epidemics and contagious diseases
WHAT IT DOES
Point your phone at a thangka or a picture in a book. It names the deity in Tibetan and English, tells you what kind of figure they are and how to recognise them, and says plainly how sure it is. When it is not sure, it says so, and offers only its best guess.
HOW IT WORKS
- Point your camera at a painting or a page.
- It names the deity, in Tibetan and English.
- It says how sure it is; when it is not sure, it says so and gives only a guess.
- Read what kind of figure it is, their other names, and how to recognise them.
WHO IT OPENS FOR
A visitor in a museum.
A student of thangka.
A family with a painting from home.