Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Kanha (of the East)
རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན།
印度大成就者
(item no. 94026)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Sakya |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | American Museum of Natural History |
| Catalogue # | AMNH 70.2/ 3485 B |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Kanhapa (the Black One): a mahasiddha belonging to the tradition of Lamdre (the Path together with the Result) descending from the yogi Virupa.
Jeff Watt 6-2002
Subject: Kanha & Krishnacharya
Painting Set: Lamdre Mahasiddhas
Painting Set: Mahasiddha (AMNH)
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