Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - (Main Form)

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 9604)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P4956

Interpretation / Description

Padmasambhava with the two consorts Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.

At the top center is Samantabhadra Buddha with Chaturbhuja Lokeshvara below. On the left side is Vajrasattva, Arapachana Manjushri and White Tara. On the right side are Akshobhya Buddha, Krodha Vajrapani and 'Secret Accomplishment' Hayagriva.

At the bottom center is Green Tara. At the lower right and left are six standing figures representing the Six Buddhas of the Six Realms.

Jeff Watt 7-2022

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