Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
Material | Metal |
Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava (Tibetan: pe ma jung ne, English: Lotus Born): considered to be one of the three principal founders of Buddhism in Tibet along with Shantirakshita and King Trisisong Detsen. (See Padmasambhava Life-story Painting).
Pemasambhava Pema Jungne Biographical Details
This unusual depiction of Padmasambhava originates with a 'Revealed Treasure' (terma) text which presents twelve or more different forms of the teacher which are unrelated to the Eight Principal Forms of Padmasambhava.
Jeff Watt 4-2013