Item: Padmasambhava
པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས།
莲花生大士
(item no. 879)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 66.04x44.45cm (26x17.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.22.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Padmasambhava (Tibetan: pe ma jung ne. English: the Lotus Born), from the Ngar Pan Yontan Terdzo.
Padmasambhava is one of the three people traditionally credited with the founding of Tibetan Buddhism in the 8th century. In a manner of bestowing long-life he holds upraised in the right hand is a katvanga staff and in the left a long-life vase to the heart.
Pemasambhava Pema Jungne 
Biographical Details
Jeff Watt 2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Padmasambhava: 'Revealed Treasure'
Padmasambhava: Ngari Panchen Yontan Terdzo
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