Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - (multiple figures)
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 66.04x43.18cm (26x17in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.21.3 |
| Painting School | Karma Gardri |
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, late in the list following the Abhayadatta system: numbers 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84. The composition is the 11th painting (L5) in the set and placed last on the proper left hand side of the central image.
Art Represented in Art: See upper center, a siddha in front of a Hevajra painting in a cave.
Top center: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
77. Darikapa
78. Putalipa
79. Upanaha
80. Kokilipa
81. Anangapa
82. Lakshmikara
83. Samudra
84. Vyalipa
Jeff Watt 6-2009
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Sets
Indian Adept: Mahasiddha Paintings, Palpung Composition
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 6
Indian Adept Main Page (Mahasiddha)
Painting Style: Kham Region (Kham-ri)
Painting Set: Indian Adepts (84) - Palpung Composition
Subject: Art Depicted in Art
Subject: Art Depicted in Art (Paintings)
Painting Comparison: L5 Indian Adepts (84)