Himalayan Art Resources

Subject: Padmasambhava & Mahasiddhas

Padmasambhava Main Page

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- Vajradhara & Eighty-four Mahasiddhas
- Lhukang Temple (Lhasa)
- Eight Forms (Tibet House)
- Mahasiddha Iconography
- 25 Disciples
- Confusions
- Others...

Video: Padmasambhava & Mahasiddhas

A Tibet House, New Delhi, painting set originating from the Drugpa Kagyu of Khampa Gar depicts Padmasambhava along with the Eight Main Forms together with the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas of the Abhayakara Gupta system. The top flor of the Lhukang Temple behind the Potala Palace has one wall dedicated to the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas of the Vajrasana system with Padmasambhava and the Twenty-five Disciples painted below. A copy of this wall is also found replicated in a temple in Bhutan.

Jeff Watt 12-2022

(The images below are only a selection of examples).