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Item 30
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Avadana Painting #9 containing stories 34-38. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 storie…
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Item 54
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Dudul Dorje, the 13th Karmapa, (1733-1797): able to teach the word of the Buddha to b…
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Item 69
Chakrasamvara (Buddhist Deity)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Shri Chakrasamvara (Tibetan: khor lo dem chog, English: Wheel of Supreme Bliss): the
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Item 77
Amitabha Buddha
- Pureland (Sukhavati)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Amitabha, Buddha (Tibetan: o pa me, sang gye. English: the Enlightened One of Immeasu…
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Item 107
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 1, Dusum Kyenpa
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Dusum Khyenpa, the 1st Karmapa, (1110-1193): founder of the Karma (Kamtsang) branch o…
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Item 138
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Avadana Painting #6 containing stories 21-23. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 storie…
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Item 152
Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
- 16 Elders: Angaja
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Angaja the Elder (Tibetan: ne ten, yan lag chung, Sanskrit: Sthavira Angaja): the 1st…
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Item 163
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 9, Wangchug Dorje
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Wangchug Dorje, the 9th Karmapa, (1555-1603): a great traveler, scholar and practitio…
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Item 195
Teacher (Lama)
- Shamarpa
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Shamarpa: red hat lama of the Kamtsangpa School, with Vajravarahi above and Black-Clo…
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Item 202
Teacher (Lama)
- Shamarpa 10, Mipam Chodrub Gyatso
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Mipam Chodrub Gyatso, the 10th Shamarpa (1742-1792); holding a vajra and bell to the
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Item 226
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Kambala (Lavapa)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Kambala (Lawapa)
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Item 227
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Saraha
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Saraha.
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Item 229
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Padmavajra
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Padmavajra.
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Item 233
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Kambala (Lavapa)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Lawapa (also called Kambhala): one of the 84 great mahasiddhas of Indian Tantric Budd…
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Item 247
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Avadana Painting #20 containing stories 100-105. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 sto…
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Item 248
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting #18 containing stories 88-92. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stori…
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Item 249
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting #2 containing stories 4-6. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stories.…
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Item 250
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting. From a set of 23 tangkas and 108 stories. The Avadana paintings wer…
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Item 251
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting #12 containing stories 49-54. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stori…
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Item 262
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Ghantapa
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Ghantapa, (Tibetan: dril bu pa, English: the One with the Bell); famous amongst the 8…
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Item 305
King
- of Shambhala
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Anantavijaya (Tibetan: cho gyal rig den ta ye nam gyal, mtha' yas rnam rgyal), an ema…
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Item 325
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Padmavajra
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Padmavajra.
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Item 326
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Saraha
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Saraha.
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Item 354
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 1, Dusum Kyenpa
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Dusum Khyenpa, the 1st Karmapa (1110-1193) along with the early Tibetan lineage gurus…
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Item 357
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Dudul Dorje, 13th Karmapa (1733-1797): with lineage teachers above and wealth deities…
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Item 394
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting. From a set of 23 tangkas and 108 stories.
The Avadana paintings w…
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Item 407
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 3, Rangjung Dorje
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Rangjung Dorje, the 3rd Karmapa, (1284-1339): Buddhist master, scholar and teacher to…
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Item 426
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting #2 containing stories 4-6. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stories.…
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Item 432
Chakrasamvara (Buddhist Deity)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
White Chakrasamvara, Life Accomplishing (Tibetan: kor lo dom pa kar po tse drup): tog…
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Item 465
Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)
- Shadbhuja (Shangpa)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Shadbhuja Vajra Mahakala (Tibetan: dor je nag po, gon po chag drug pa, English: the G…
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Item 474
Amitabha Buddha
- Sambhogakaya
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Amitabha or Amitayus from the Charya or Yoga classification of Tantra.
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Item 492
Indian Adept (siddha)
- (multiple figures)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Eighty-four Mahasiddha of the Abhayadatta System based on the depictions documented b…
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Item 514
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Ghantapa
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Ghantapa, mahasiddha (Tibetan: dril bu pa, drup tob chen po. English: the One of Grea…
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Item 515
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Padmavajra
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Padmavajra, Mahasiddha (Tibetan: pe ma dor je): a member of the 84 mahasiddhas of Ind…
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Item 565
Indian Teacher
- Nagarjuna
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Nagarjuna, Arya (Tibetan: pag pa lhu drup): founder of the philosophical system known…
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Item 566
Padmasambhava
- (Pandita Form)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Padmasambhava.
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Item 585
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva.
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Item 586
Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
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Item 587
Manjushri (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Manjushri-ghosha (Tibetan: jam pal yang. English: the Glorious One with a Melodious V…
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Item 588
Indian Adept (siddha)
- (multiple figures)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Three Mahasiddhas: at the top left is Ghantapa flying through the sky embraced by his…
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Item 589
Indian Adept (siddha)
- (multiple figures)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Three Mahasiddhas: Saraha sits at the top with Lawapa at the lower left and Dombi Her…
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Item 606
King
- Indrabhuti
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Indrabhuti.
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Item 607
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Karmapa..
Kar ma pa Biographical Details
Gazing to the side with a furrowed brow,…
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Item 619
Teacher (Lama)
- Machig Labdron
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Machig Labdron (1055-1153), 'the One Mother:' founder of the Cho Tradition of Tibetan…
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Item 628
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Kukkuripa
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Kukkuripa.
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Item 674
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 2, Karma Pakshi
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Karma Pakshi, the 2nd Karmapa (1206-1283).
Kar ma pa Biographical Details
Powerfu…
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Item 681
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Avadana Painting. From a set of 23 tangkas and 108 stories.
The Avadana paintings w…
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Item 686
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Karmapa.
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Item 687
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 14, Tegchog Dorje
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Tegchog Dorje, the 14th Karmapa, (1798-1868): teacher to the founders of the Rime Mov…
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Item 688
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 6, Tongwa Donden
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Tongwa Donden, the 6th Karmapa, (1416-1453): practitioner and visionary.
Kar ma pa
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Item 691
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 15, Kakyab Dorje
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Kakyab Dorje, the 15th Karmapa (1871-1922): with the Buddha Amitabha above and the wr…
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Item 694
King
- of Shambhala
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Raktapāṇi (phyag dmar), an emanation of Nīvaraṇaviṣkambhin. Red Hands: the 6th Knowle…
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Item 696
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
- Jinasagara (Ocean of Conquerors, Four Arms)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara, Five Deities (Tibetan: chen re zi, gyal wa gya tso. Engli…
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Item 775
Shri Devi (Buddhist Protector)
- Rangjung Gyalmo & Bernagchen
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Shri Devi Rangjung Gyalmo & Bernagchen Mahakala: important protector deities of the K…
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Item 790
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
- Jinasagara (Ocean of Conquerors, Four Arms)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Red Avalokiteshvara, Ocean of Conquerors (Tibetan: chen re zi gyal wa gya tso. Sanskr…
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Item 797
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 9, Wangchug Dorje
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Wangchuk Dorje, the 9th Karmapa, (1555-1603): a great traveler, scholar and practitio…
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Item 798
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 15, Kakyab Dorje
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Kakyab Dorje, the 15th Karmapa, (1871-1922): patron of publications, scholar and prac…
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Item 839
Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
- Vajravarahi, Red
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Vajravarahi, Five Deity (Tibetan: dor je phag mo lha nga): principal tutelary deity o…
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Item 862
Worldly Protector (Buddhist)
- Draglha Gonpo
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Drag Lha Gonpo (English: the Protector, God of the Rock). A worldly deity of the Miny…
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Item 889
Indian Adept (siddha)
- (multiple figures)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Three Mahasiddhas: at the top left is Ghantapa flying through the sky embraced by his…
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Item 918
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Karmapa Guruyoga: the central image of a generic Karmapa holds a vajra and bell cross…
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Item 924
Kalachakra (Buddhist Deity)
- Sahaja (1 face, 2 hands)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Kalachakra, Sahaja Heruka (Tibetan: du kyi kor lo, lhan chig drag tung. English: the
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Item 958
Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)
- (unidentified)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Dvaja Mahakala.
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Item 970
Jambhala (Buddhist Deity)
- Red (Trapa Ngonshe Lineage)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Red Jambhala (Tibetan: dzam bha la mar po. Sanskrit: Rakta Jambhala): a powerful weal…
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Item 982
Indian Adept (siddha)
- (multiple figures)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Three Mahasiddhas: at the top left is Ghantapa flying through the sky embraced by his…
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Item 997
Tara (Buddhist Deity)
- White
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Tara, White (Tibetan: drol ma, kar mo. English: the White Saviouress): peaceful in ap…
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Item 1069
Indian Adept (siddha)
- (multiple figures)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Eighty-four Mahasiddha of the Abhayadatta System based on the depictions documented b…
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Item 1521
Tara (Buddhist Deity)
- White
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Private
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Item 15117
Heruka (Nyingma)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Re…
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Item 15127
Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Vajrasattva (Tibetan: dor je sem pa. English: the Vajra Hero of Enlightenment): peace…
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Item 15133
Heruka (Nyingma)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Re…
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Item 15134
Tara (Buddhist Deity)
- White Tara (Eight Fears)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Tara, White (Tibetan: drol ma, kar mo. English: the White Saviouress): peaceful in ap…
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Item 15135
Teacher (Lama)
- Situ Panchen 8, Chokyi Jungne
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Chokyi Jungne, the 8th Situ Panchen (1700-1774): portrayed as the patron for the set
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Item 15144
Heruka (Nyingma)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Re…
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Item 15158
Heruka (Nyingma)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Re…
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Item 15171
Heruka (Nyingma)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Re…
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Item 15202
Padmasambhava
- Guru Dragpo (meditational form)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Guru Dragpo, Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongd…
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Item 15215
Hayagriva (Buddhist Deity)
- Heruka
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Hayagriva, Heruka (Tibetan: tam drin, drag tung. English: the Horse-necked One, Blood…
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Item 15229
Hayagriva (Buddhist Deity)
- Black
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Hayagriva, Blue, Riding a Tiger (Tibetan: tam drin ngon po, tag shon. English: the Bl…
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Item 15245
Worldly Protector (Buddhist)
- Tsiu Marpo
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Tsi'u Marpo: the red 'tsen' daemon, principal worldly protector of Samye, the first B…
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Item 15259
Heruka (Nyingma)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Heruka (Tibetan: drag tung. English: Blood-drinker): from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Re…
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Item 15494
Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
- (Dancing Posture)
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Sanskrit: Vajravarahi Tibetan: Dor je pag mo
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Item 15513
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Kar ma pa Biographical Details
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Item 15514
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Kar ma pa Biographical Details
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Item 15548
Tara (Buddhist Deity)
- White
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
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Item 15558
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Shechen Archives - photographs
Karmapa, 13th (1733-1797)
Kar ma pa Biographical Details (TBRC P828).
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Item 65019
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting #19 containing stories 93-99. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stori…
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Item 65076
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Dudul Dorje, 13th Karmapa: surrounded by narrative vignettes.
Kar ma pa Biographica…
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Item 65082
King
- of Shambhala
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
At the upper right side, red in colour, is Surya #12.
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Item 65202
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
This painting is based on a guruyoga meditation text written by the 8th Karmapa.
Ka…
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Item 65804
Teacher (Lama)
- Shamarpa 6, Mipam Chokyi Wangchug
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Mipam Chokyi Wangchug (1584-1630), 6th Shamar Incarnation of the Karma Kagyu (Kamtsan…
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Item 69066
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Avadana Painting #5 containing stories 12-14. From a set of 22 paintings and 108 stor…
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Item 73494
Indian Adept (siddha)
- Saraha
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Private
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Item 73497
Worldly Protector (Buddhist)
- Shanglon
Date: 1900 - 1959
Collection: Private
At the top left is Traba Ngonshe. On the right side is Yutog Yontan Gonpo.
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Item 90001
Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
- (Attendant) Dharmata
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Navin Kumar
Dharmata, the upasaka (Tibetan: gen nyen dhar ma ta), the layman attendant to the 16…
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Item 90006
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Navin Kumar
Avadana Painting #12 containing stories 49-54. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stori…
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Item 90013
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Navin Kumar
Avadana Painting #8 containing stories 28-33. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 storie…
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Item 90014
Shakyamuni Buddha
- Avadana (teaching stories)
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Navin Kumar
Avadana Painting #18 containing stories 88-92. From a set of 22 tangkas and 108 stori…
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Item 90301
Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
- (Patron) Hvashang
Date: 1600 - 1699
Collection: Robert and Lois Baylis
Hvashang (Tibetan: ha shang); the patron to the 16 arhats - principal students of Sha…
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Item 90302
Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
- 16 Elders: Kanakavatsa
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Robert and Lois Baylis
Kanakavatsa, the Elder (Tibetan: ne ten, ser be?u, Sanskrit: Sthavira Kanakavatsa, En…
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Item 90401
Tara (Buddhist Deity)
- White
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Lostand Foundation
White Tara, Wish-fulfilling Wheel (Tibetan: drol ma kar mo, yi shin kor lo. Sanskrit:…
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Item 90506
Teacher (Lama)
- Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Dudul Dorje, the 13th Karmapa (1733-1798). (See Karmapa Main Page and Outline Page).
…
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Item 90529
Guhyasamaja (Buddhist Deity)
- Akshobhyavajra
Date: 1700 - 1799
Collection: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Akshobhyavajra, Guhyasamaja (Tibetan: mi kyo dor je, sang wa du pa. English: the Unsh…
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Item 90719
Teacher (Lama)
- Shamarpa 6, Mipam Chokyi Wangchug
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Tibet House, New York
Mipam Chokyi Wangchug, the 6th Shamar Rinpoche (1584-1630): the red hat Karmapa of th…
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Item 90723
Amitabha Buddha
- Pureland (Sukhavati)
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Tibet House, New York
Amitabha Buddha (Tibetan: o pa me, sang gye, English: the Enlightened One of Immeasur…
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Item 91053
Shakyamuni Buddha
Date: 1800 - 1899
Collection: Erie Art Museum
Shakyamuni Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye. English: Sage of the Shakya Clan…