Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Private |
Classification: Object/Concept
Padmasambhava in a Field for the Accumulation of Merit composition.
At the top center is Amitabha Buddha with the Five Dakinis of the Five Families directly below. To the right and left of the central Padmasambhava are the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche along with the two consorts Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal. In front are three Nyingma teachers all wearing monastic garments.
At the middle left are the group of the Bodhisattvas. At the middle right are the group of the Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas. In a horizontal row below those are the meditational deities with Mahottara, Hayagriva and the like.
At the bottom right and left are the four protector deities: Maning Mahakala, Rahula, Ekajati and Dorje Legpa.
In the foreground as if directly in front of the great accumulation of figures are the Buddhas of the ten directions.
Jeff Watt 2-3016