Item: Padmasambhava - 8 Forms: Loden Chogse
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 670)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 85.09x73.03cm (33.50x28.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.6.3 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: King
Gender: Male
Loden Chogse and Pema Gyalpo: from the set of eight main manifestations.
At the left is Loden Chogse, in the appearance of a prince, richly attired, he holds aloft in the right hand a damaru drum. The left hand placed in the lap supports a white bowl.
At the right is Pema Gyalpo holding a damaru outstretched in the right hand and a mirror to the heart with the left. Seated above, between the two, is Shadaksari Avalokiteshvara, white, with four hands.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
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