Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 91092)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Nyingma
Size 83.82x58.42cm (33x23in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Padmasambhava: the founder of Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet, surrounded by the eight main manifestations. At the top center is Buddha Amitabha.

Pemasambhava Pema Jungne Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 10-2000

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