Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Saraha
རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན།
印度大成就者
(item no. 50)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Size | 66.04x43.82cm (26x17.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1997.2.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
TBRC: bdr:P6160
Saraha, the arrow maker, from the group of Eighty-four Mahasiddhas of Tantric 'Vajrayana' Buddhism, surrounded by 40 other mahasiddhas. This composition is number two in a three painting set depicting all of the siddhas according to the Vajrasana system. The central image and painting would depict the primordial Buddha Vajradhara.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 2
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Indian Adept: Saraha
Subject: Vajrasana Mahasiddha (Miscellaneous)
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