Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - (Main Form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 91091)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Nyingma
Size 81.28x60.96cm (32x24in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P4956

Interpretation / Description

Padmasambhava: the founder of Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet, surrounded by various manifestations and the twenty-five main deisciples.

Jeff Watt 10-2000

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