Item: Padmasambhava - Guru Dragpo (meditational form)
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 69430)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Guru Dragpo, (English: Wrathful Teacher) wrathful Padmasambhava with consort, from the Terma (Revealed Treasure) Lineage of Ratna Lingpa (1403-1479).
This small painting belongs to a larger set depicting the important deities of the Ratna Lingpa tradition.
Jeff Watt 8-2005
Collection of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Painting Style: Kham Riwoche Region (15th-20th century)
Collection of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (Masterworks)
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo Main Page
Padmasambhava: Early Images (Primary & Secondary)
Painting Set: Ratna Lingpa (& Kagyu) 'Terma' Set
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo (Riwoche)
Subject: Garuda, 'Revealed Treasure' Signature
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo Heruka
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo (Masterworks)
Subject: Masterworks (Male Deity, 男神)
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