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Padmasambhava: Early Images in Painting - Added

A gallery of early painted depictions of Padmasambhava spanning the 13th to 16th centuries. Only two of the early works depict Padmasambhava as the central figure. The remaining images present him as a minor figure or within the lineage teachers in the uppermost register of the composition. The vast majority of artworks depicting Padmasambhava are post 17th century.