Item: Padmasambhava - 8 Forms: Pema Gyalpo
| Origin Location | Tibet |
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| Date Range | 1900 - 1959 |
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: King
Gender: Male
Pema Gyalpo, Padmasambhav: one of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava.
From the group of eight only two have this King Appearance: Pema Gyalpo and Loden Chogse.
In this appearance as Pema Gyalpo, Padmasambhava takes on the guise of a king with a regal beard, lavish clothing, a crown, and boots. In the right hand he holds a double-sided drum (damaru). In the left hand he holds a mirror.
The blessing on the reverse of the painting was added by Tubten Chowang Nyamnyi Dorje, the 7th Dorje Drag Rigdzin (1886-1932/1935).
Jeff Watt 7-2013
Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: pad ma'i spyan mchog 'khor 'das kun gyi rgyal/ snang srid zil gnon mgon po thugs rje'i bdag/ khyod mtshan dran pa'i mdo la du sel/ yon tan kun 'byung gang gis thugs rjes gzungs/
Special Features: (Cursive script (Umay), Ranjana script (Ornamental Sanskrit), includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription, includes additional imagery)
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
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