Item: Padmasambhava - 8 Forms: Dorje Drolo
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 32)
| Origin Location | Central Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 55.88x34.93cm (22x13.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.11.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Dorje Drollo, wrathful form of Padmasambhava, holding a vajra in the upraised right hand and a 'kila' dagger in the left.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Painting Tradition: Lhatog, Khampa Gar
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