Item: Padmasambhava - (Pandita Form)
| Origin Location | Bhutan |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 91.44x61.60cm (36x24.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.8.1 |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Monastic
Gender: Male
Summary: Padmasambhava can appear both as a human and as a deity.
Padmasambhava (8th century). Wearing the robes of a monk, he holds upraised in the right hand a blue vaidurya 'terma' treasure casket. This painting belongs to a nine painting set depicting the eight manifestations of Padmasambhava. (See Inverted Painting Experiment).
At the top center is Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798). At the right and left, flying in the air, are Nanam Yeshe De and Namkai Nyingpo. At the bottom left is Karchen Palgyi Wangchug and to the right Sogpo Lhapal. These last four belong to the group of 25 Great Disciples of Padmasambhava. The building at the viewer's upper right is representing the first monastery of Tibet, Samye Chokor Ling. This composition is based on a famous Bhutanese set of paintings depicting the life story of Padmasambhava based on the Padma Katang text and commissioned by the 4th Desi, Gyalse Tendzin Rabgye.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
See a comparison with HAR #203634.
See the publication The Living Religions & Cultural Traditions of Bhutan, page 60-61. National Commision for Cultural Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan. Published by National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi, 2001. ISBN 81-85832-16-1.
Exhibition: Padmasambhava, the Second Buddha
Publications
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Sets
Tradition: Nyingma Teachers (Paintings)
Padmasambhava: Art History
Painting Type: Coloured Ground
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Bhutan
HAR: Utilities Page
Tradition: Nyingma - Principal Iconographic Themes
Padmasambhava: Eight Forms (Painting & Sculpture Sets)
Padmasambhava: Eight Forms Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 5
Region: Bhutan, Padmasambhava
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 2
Painting Style: Ground Colours (Four Types)
Padmasambhava: Painting Masterworks
Region: Bhutan: Painting & Textile Masterworks
Collection of RMA Masterworks Main Page
Subject: Masterworks (Persons, 人物)
Collection of RMA: Painting Masterworks Page
Collection of RMA: Persons Masterworks
Collection of RMA: Bhutan Masterworks
Padmasambhava: Painting Styles
Padmasambhava: Pandita/Monastic
Padmasambhava: Painting Masterworks (RMA)
Painting: The Four Ground Colors of Himalayan Art (Tricycle)
Comparison: Padmasambhava (RMA 12)