Item: Padmasambhava
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 36375)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
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| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Padmasambhava.
At the top of the composition are the Eight Principal Manifestations of Padmasambhava. Immediately to the right and left of the central figure are the two principal consorts: Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.
At the bottom center is a meditational deity with a retinue of eights figures.
Jeff Watt 1-2014
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