Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - Guru Dragpo (meditational form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 76007)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Black Background on Cotton
Collection Newark Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Guru Dragpo Heruka with three faces and six hands embracing a consort. This deity is a meditational form of Padmasambhava.

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Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo Main Page
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Collection of Newark Museum (Painting)