Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - (Pandita Form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 18350)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Summary: Padmasambhava can appear both as a human and as a deity.

Interpretation / Description

Pandita Padmasambhava. The teacher at the lower left side is Longchenpa (1308–1364). The teacher on the right side is Tendzin Legpa'i Dondrub (1645-1726).

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