Item: Refuge Field (Buddhist) - Drigung Lineage
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma, Kagyu and Buddhist |
| Size | 69.85x53.34cm (27.50x21in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1996.31.10 |
Classification: Object/Concept
Samantabhadra (Tibetan: kun tu zang po), the primordial buddha, is surrounded by various deities and lamas of the Drigung Kagyu lineage - the Field of the Accumulation of Merit (Tib.: tsog shing).
Tibetan: Tsog shing
Sanskrit: Samantabhadra Tibetan: Kun tu zang po
"Primordial Lord of unchanging light,
Central origin of all mandalas,
Possessing the ocean of knowledge and pristine awareness;
Homage to Samantabhadra Father-Mother!" (Nyingma liturgical verse).
The horizontal mantra on the reverse of the painting reads: om a hum hri om mani padme hum. om supratishta vajraye svaha.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Reverse of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: om ah hum om mani padme hum. om supratishta vajraye svaha.
Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen), includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Subject: Refuge Field Main Page
Subject: Refuge Field (Nyingma)
Buddhist Deity: Samantabhadra Buddha Main Page
Subject: Refuge Field (Vertical Lineage)
Subject: Refuge Field, Drigung Kagyu
Tradition: Drigung Kagyu Main Page
Subject: Refuge Field, Kagyu Page