Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Naropa

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན། 印度大成就者
(item no. 77088)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Kagyu, Drukpa (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Publication: Wisdom Publications, Calender
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Mahasiddha

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P3085

Interpretation / Description

Wisdom Calendar 1992 - September (full catalog list)

Naropa, the great Indian Adept (Mahasiddha). This painting is the third in a large set of paintings depicting the Mahamudra lineage teachers of the Drugpa Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.

Jeff Watt 10-2005

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Publications
Publication: Wisdom Publications: Calendar Collection

Thematic Sets
Indian Adept: Naropa (Masterworks)
Indian Adept: Siddha Appearance Masterworks (Painting)
Indian Adept (Mahasiddha): Painting (Late Period 17th to the Present)
Indian Adept Main Page (Mahasiddha)
Painting Style: Kham Region (Kham-ri)
Video: Mahasiddhas (YouTube)
Indian Adept: Naropa Main Page