Himalayan Art Resources

Indian Adept: Five Contexts of Depiction

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Mahasiddha Five Contexts of Depiction:
1. Indian Teacher (Numbered Set)
2. Lineage Painting
3. Incarnation Lineage
4. Tibetan System of Siddhas (below)
5. Guruyoga Iconograhy


Mahasiddha Five Contexts of Depiction:

1. Indian Teacher (Siddha Sets):

2. Lineage Paintings:

3. Incarnation Lineages:

4. Tibetan Systems of Siddhas
- Eight Mahasiddha Systems
- Eighty-four Mahasiddhas Systems
- Six Ornaments & Two Excellent Ones
- Eight Vidyadhara
- Two Siddhas of the Kagyu: Tilopa, Naropa
- Five Siddhas of the Sakya: Virupa, Nagarjuna, Naropa, Vararuchi, Padmasambhava
- Others...

5. Guruyoga Iconography:

Jeff Watt 4-2019