(item no. 289), Reverse Side
 Tibet 1400 - 1499 Nyingma Lineage 50.80x68.58cm (20x27in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1997.19.1) View main image Add to My Gallery Additional Images Reverse Side 
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Tsagli (English: Initiation Cards): used as representations during the formal bestowing of a tantric meditation practice (initiation), along with lineage teachers such as Terton Karma Lingpa.
24 cards depict various peaceful and wrathful deities. 5 cards depict lineage teachers and 1 card shows a standing Buddha figure. Each card has an inscription on the front. Jeff Watt 2-2000
Reverse of Painting
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Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery II
Subject: Bardo Paintings & Illustrations (Shitro)
Initiation Cards: Miscellaneous (Various Collections)
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