Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Teacher

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་མཁས་པ། མཁན་ཆེན། 印度的祖师
(item no. 33670)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Brahmin Vararuchi and Dakini Vajra Panjara of the Panjarnata Mahakala Lineage.

Along the top of the composition are Avadhutipa, Damarupa, Kanha and Virupa of the Margapala (Lamdre) Lineage.

At the bottom are Shri Deva, Dipamkara, Buddha Jnana and an unidentified figure. All four are Indian and monastic.

Jeff Watt 8-2017

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Thematic Sets
Painting Set: Mahakala & Margapala [29]
Publication: Chinese Catalog (2014)
Subject: Five Foremost Mahasiddhas (Sakya Tradition)