Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - Guru Dragpo (meditational form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 41014)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Guru Dragpo, (English: Wrathful Teacher) wrathful Padmasambhava, from the Terma (Revealed Treasure) Lineage of Nyang Ral Nyima Ozer (1124-1192).

At the top center is red Amitabha Buddha. At the left side are orange Manjushri and white Lokeshvara. On the left are Padmasambhava and red Hayagriva.

At the bottom left is blue wrathful Vajrapani. At the center is the wealth deity yellow Jambhala. On the right side is a wrathful blue deity holding a vajra scepter and a hammer.

Jeff Watt 7-2014

Secondary Images
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Buddhist Deity: Red Wrathful Appearance (Male)
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo Main Page
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo (solitary)
Buddhist Deity: Red Wrathful Appearance