Himalayan Art Resources

Subject: Conflation

Appropriation, Conflation & Abstraction

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
--- Deities
--- Persons
- Conflation
--- Meaning
--- Examples
--- Impact
--- Problem

Videos:
- Conflation & Himalayan Art
- Appropriation, Conflation & Abstraction

If you don’t know conflations,
Then you don’t know general subjects
.

There are two main types of conflation. The first is related to deities and the second is related to persons and specifically people that are regarded as a re-incarnated teacher 'trulku' or an emanation of a teacher, Buddha, or deity.

Common Examples:
- Female Deities (Tara, Prajnaparamita, Vajrayogini)
- Male Deities (Avalokiteshvara, Mahakala)
- Vajrabhairava, Guhyasamaja, Chakrasamvara (Gelug)
- Incarnation Lineages
--- Karmapa, Dalai Lama, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo
--- Situ, Maitreya, Marpa, Jonang Taranata
- Others...

Jeff Watt 1-2023

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).