Indian Adept (siddha) - Kambala (Lavapa)
(item no. 233), Reverse Side

Eastern Tibet

1800 - 1899

Karma (Kagyu) Lineage

43.82x29.21cm (17.25x11.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Karma Gardri Painting School

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1997.9.7)

 
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Lavapa (also called Kambhala): one of the 84 great mahasiddhas of Indian Tantric Buddhism. His colourful biography includes notables such as King Indrabhuti and Lakshminkara. He was principally associated with the tantric cycle of Hevajra.

Jeff Watt 2-2001

Reverse of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription:

om svasti/

ma gcig dbyings kyi yum chen lab kyi sgron/
rab 'byams rtsa gsum 'khor lor 'char ba'i phrin/
dam tshig rten 'dir dbyer med brtan bzhugs la/
skal ldan sgrub por grub gnyis byin dbang stsol/

gnyis chos 'khrul ngor shar ba'i re dogs blo/
thabs chen phaT kyis gtor las shes rab dbyings/
mngon byed dam chos bdud kyi gcod yul gzhung/
ma nor lam du longs par byin gyis rlobs/

zhes pa'ang 'jigs med rdo rje'i dad rten bris sku'i rgyab byang du gcod smyon yan pa blo bde'am 'jigs bral ye shes rdo rjes lag bris su btab nye rab tu gnas par bgyis pa mthong ba don ldan gyi rgyud gyur cig/

mangalam/

Special features: Cursive script (Ume), black


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Indian Adept: Mahasiddha Paintings, Palpung Composition
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery II
Indian Adept Main Page (Paintings)
Painting Style: Eastern Tibet, Kham (Kham-dri)
Indian Adept: Lawapa
Painting Set: Indian Adepts - Palpung Composition II



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