Item: Indian Adept (siddha)
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1960 - |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Shechen Archives - photographs |
Classification: Person
Eighty-four Mahasiddha of the Abhayadatta System based on the depictions documented by Jonang Taranata (1575-1635) as commissioned and painted as murals in the Ganden Puntsogling Monastery, Tibet. (See Abhayadatta Outline Page).
This painting belongs to an eleven painting set and depicts eight Indian adepts, siddhas, from early in the list following the Abhayadatta system: numbers 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76. The composition is the 10th painting (R5) in the set and placed at the far right of the central painting.
Numbered List:
Top center: Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva
69. Kantalipa
70. Dhahulipa
71. Udhilipa
72. Kapalapa
73. Kirapalapa
74. Sakara
75. Sarvabhaksha
76. Nagabodhi
Jeff Watt 6-2009
Collection: Private 4 (84 Mahasiddhas)
Collection: Private 4 (Painting)
Collection of Shechen Archives: Gallery I
Indian Adept Main Page (Mahasiddha)
Painting Set: Indian Adepts (84) - Palpung Composition