LIFE-STORY OF PADMASAMBHAVA

There are many sets of paintings depicting the life-story of Padmasambhava along with his eight main forms. However, this is the only known single painting that represents the entire life-story in a chronological order starting at the top right and moving clockwise around the composition.

UPDATED SECTIONS & TOPICS

Index of Subjects

Index of Bon Subjects

Stone Sculpture

Metal Molds (Tsa-tsa Molds)

Hayagriva (Buddhist Deity)

Dralha (Enemy God)

Wisdom Publications Tibetan Art Calendar 2007

LINKS

Oriental Sacred Art and the Art of Collecting in the West by Ana Pániker

Kirtimukha, Roaring Lion and Flying Vidyadharas in the Temple Art

Tsiu Marpo: The Career of a Tibetan Protector Deity by Christopher Paul Bell (35MB PDF)

COLLECTION ADDITIONS

Dolanji Monastery Collection

Four Guardian Kings of the Bon Religion

Initiation Cards: New Tantras

Lhukang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet

Rainy Jin & Johnny Bai Collection

Rubin Museum of Art

The Six Kandroma of the Magyu Cycle

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE

Goddess: Divine Energy
The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Syndney

Dalai Lama Exhibition
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam

Sacred Portraits from Tibet
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle

Vanished Kingdom
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle

Mongolia: Beyond Chinggis Khan
Rubin Museum of Art, New York

Female Buddhas
Feb 9 - Aug 13, 2007
Trammel & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas