Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Naropa

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན། 印度大成就者
(item no. 61004)
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Mahasiddha

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P3085

Interpretation / Description

Naropa.

Naropa is at the centre, Vajrayogini is at the top left. Below and to the left side is Brahmin Sarvavid. At the lower left corner is Dombi Heruka.

Shinzo Shiratori 8-2024


Text Reference:

bka' brgyud gser phreng rnam thar zla wa chu shel gyi phreng ba bar cha (The Golden Garland of Kagyu Biographies). Situ Chokyi Jungne. Vajra Vidya Institute Library, 2005.

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