Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Kanha (of the East)
རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན།
印度大成就者
(item no. 31223)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Kanha and Damarupa.
In the top and bottom registers of the painting are depictions of some of the Indian siddhas known as the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas. The full group of eighty-four will be continued on the following paintings.
Jeff Watt 2-2014
Painting Set: Margapala [4]
Collection of Tamashige Tibet Collection
Indian Adept Main Page (Mahasiddha)
Indian Adept: Kanha of the East Page
Indian Adept (Mahasiddha): Painting (Middle Period 15th-16th)
Subject: Travel Bag (Monks & Siddhas)
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