Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Putalipa
རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན།
印度大成就者
(item no. 69378)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Paper |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Putalipa, Siddha: seated with a painting of Hevajra and a King of Bengal.
Art Represented in Art: between the two figures is a painting of the meditational deity Hevajra as described in the text narrating the biography of Putalipa converting a King of Bengal. The story is based on the writings of Abhayakaragupta and the iconographic descriptions for this visual depiction is based on the writings of Jonang Taranata.
Jeff watt 5-2006
Painting Set: Apo Manuscript
Subject: Art Depicted in Art
Subject: Art Depicted in Art (Paintings)
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