Item: Padmasambhava - Longku Totreng Rig Nga
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 43)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 76.20x50.80cm (30x20in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.3.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: King
Gender: Male
Amoghasiddhi from the set of five deities, emanations of Padmasambhava: the Sambhogakaya, Skull Garland Five Families (Tibetan: long ku to treng rig nga). Green in colour with a damaru drum held in the right hand and a long-life vase in the left, he sits surrounded by 340 small images of Padmasambhava in his usual appearance.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Subject: Composition - Repeated Figures Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 6
Padmasambhava: Totrengtsal Set
Padmasambhava: Meditational Forms
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