Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Miscellaneous - (unidentified)

པར་ཤིང་སྣང་བརྙན། སྣ་ཚོགས། 版画 (多种)
(item no. 747)
Origin Location Central Tibet
Date Range 1300 - 1399
Lineages Nyingma
Size 15.88x20.32cm (6.25x8in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Paper
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1998.23.14
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: Hum Hum in the cremation grounds of India called "Tsipa tsal chen (? Name uncertain), when performing the meditations of realization of Manjusri, the teacher 'Jam dpal shes snyen had as esoteric name rDo rje grub pa rtsal (Vajra strength of realization). He resides in the place of the knowledge holders. May those with good fortune obtain transmission of the best initiation (by the mantra) gu ru dbang a a

knowledge holder twenty 6

seven

Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: hum hum rgya gar dur khrod 'tsi (?) pa tsal chen du 'jam dpal sku'i ngos grub mnyes pa' i tse: slob dpon 'jam dpal shes snyen gsang mtshan ni: rdo rje grub pa rtsal ste rigs 'dzin gnas na bzhugs: skal ldan 'di la dbang mchog skur du gsol: gu ru dbang a a

rigs 'dzin gyi nyer 6

,bdun

Special Features: (Cursive script (Umay), is black)

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Initiation Cards: Nyingma Lineage Card Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 5
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 3