Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - (Main Form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 814)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma
Size 87.63x61.60cm (34.50x24.25in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1999.5.6
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P4956

Interpretation / Description

Padmasambhava (Tibetan: pema jung ne. English: the Lotus Born) from the land of Oddiyana. The main founder of Tibetan Buddhism, 8th century, surrounded by the 25 principal disciples, along with two wrathful protectors in the foreground.

Pemasambhava Pema Jungne Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 11-2000

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