Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Humkara
རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན།
印度大成就者
(item no. 205105)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Material | Bronze |
| Collection | Tibet Museum – Alain Bordier Foundation, Gruyères |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Reverse inscription identifies him as the Indian Teacher Humkara, one of the Eight Vidyadharas (grub chen hung ka ra). He holds a double vajra in his right hand. The iconography of the Eight Vidyadharas does not appear to come from any definitive text.
Indian Teacher: Humkara, Vidyadhara
Publication: Buddhist Art of Tibet (Sculpture)
Buddhist Figure: Bodhisattva Main Page
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