Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Refuge Field (Buddhist) - Nyingma Lineage

སྐྱབས་འགྲོའི་ཞིང་ངམ་ཚོགས་ཞིང་། 皈依境(佛教)
(item no. 73263)
Origin Location Eastern Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Nyingma
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Vajradhara: Longchen Nyingtig Field of Accumulation.

At the bottom center is Shakyamuni Buddha surrounded by six buddhas. At the left side are the protectors Rahula with nine heads, Mahakala Gonpo Maning and Dorje Legpa riding a snow lion. On the right are Tseringma, white and holding a jewel, Ekajati blue in colour and Durtro Lhamo red in colour.

Jeff Watt 5-2009

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