Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - (unidentified form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 36504)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P4956

Interpretation / Description

[4] Dorje Dragpo Tsal. To the right, Padmasambhava appears as Dorje Dragpo Tsal, wrathful, blue in colour, holding a vajra and bell, dwelling in the Rugged Forest, subduing nagas and planetary spirits. The daemon Rahu (eclipse) is portrayed at the side with nine heads, and maroon in colour. The nine heads represent the eclipsing and controlling of the nine planets.

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