Item: Padmasambhava - Guru Dragpo (meditational form)
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 91087)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 55.88x40.01cm (22x15.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Guru Dragpo: a meditational deity, the inner form of Guru Padmasambhava.
Wrathful, red in colour, with the right hand holding aloft a vajra scepter and the left grasping a black scorpion. Lamas sit above and enlightened deities and protectors are arranged below: Vajrakila, Chemchog Heruka and Maning Mahakala.
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
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