Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - (multiple figures)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Collection | Private |
| Painting School | Palpung / Situ |
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).
Shantideva, depicted as a monastic figure, is located at the middle left. He rises above his cushioned seat floating in the air before flying off into the sky.
This painting belongs to an eleven painting set and depicts eight Indian adepts, siddhas, late in the list following the Abhayadatta system: numbers 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44. The composition is the 6th painting (R3) in the set and placed 3rd to the proper right hand side of the central image.
Top center: Vajrapani Bodhisattva
37. Mahipa
38. Achintapa
39. Babhaha
40. Nalipa
41. Shantideva (Bhusukhu)
42. Indrabhuti
43. Mekopa
44. Kotalipa
Jeff Watt 6-2009
Collection: Chaofu Collection Masterworks
Painting Style: Minimalism & Minimalist Landscape
Indian Scholar: Shantideva Page
Painting Set: Indian Adepts (84) - Palpung Composition
Collection: Chaofu Collection