Item: Padmasambhava - Guru Dragpo (meditational form)
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 91047)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 90.17x65.41cm (35.50x25.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Guru Dragpo, Dragtung (Sanskrit: Guru Krodha, Heruka. English: Wrathful Teacher, Blood-drinker): the Indian teacher Padmasambhava manifesting as a complex meditational deity.
Fierce in appearance, red in colour, with three faces and six hands, he embraces the blue consort Vajra Dakini. Large blue wings unfurl behind as bright orange flames surround him. Retinue figures encircle above and to the sides with various protectors arranged below.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Padmasambhava: Guru Dragpo Heruka
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
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