Item: Padmasambhava
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 33555)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Padmasambhava with various deities from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Terma (Revealed Treasure) Teachings. Sanggye Lingpa (1340-1396) discovered the Middling Collection of Precepts, the Gathering of the Guru's Intention (Tibetan: ka du bar wa la ma gong pa du pa) in the great cave of Puri Rinchen Barwa in the year 1364.
(See another painting with the same subject HAR #51896).
Jeff Watt, 12-2009
Buddhist Deity: Lama Gongdu Terma Cycle (Main Page)
Buddhist Deity: Lama Gongdu (Single Composition)
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