Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - 8 Forms: Senge Dradog

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 806)
Origin Location Eastern Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma, Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist
Size 55.88x76.20cm (22x30in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1999.3.1
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Padmasambhava, Lion's Roar (T. pema jungne sengge dradog), wrathful form of the Indian Buddhist teacher Padmasambhava, representing the power of all Buddhas.

Jeff Watt 2-2001

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Thematic Sets
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Padmasambhava: Eight Forms Main Page
Padmasambhava: Sengge Dradog Page
Tradition: Jonang Main Page
Painting Style: Aba Region (Jonang Dzamthang)