Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Tilopa

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན། 印度大成就者
(item no. 61215)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Mahasiddha

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P4024

Interpretation / Description

Tilopa, Mahasiddha.

(See a comparison of the lotus seat for the wrathful figure at the lower right side, Vajrapani, and a Vajrayogini painting in a Palpung style).

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [name inscription for each figure]

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