Item: Padmasambhava
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 67.31x49.53cm (26.50x19.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1999.25.2 |
Classification: Deity
Padmasambhava (Tibetan: pema jung ne. English: the Lotus Born) from the land of Oddiyana. The main founder of Tibetan Buddhism, 8th century, surrounded by a variety of emanated forms protecting from the common sufferings of worldly existence. (From the Terma text Barche Kunsal Tugdrup).
Pemasambhava Pema Jungne 
Biographical Details
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Inscription: sangs rgyas stong gi bstan pa’i phrin las mnga’ bdag dpa | khyad par gsang sngags rdo rje’i srog ‘dzin rmad byung ba’i || rgyal dbang rig ‘dzin kA rar rten ‘dir rab bzhugs nas || ‘jigs pa brgyad sogs zhi zhing mchog thun stsol mdzod cig | ces pa ‘di yang bskul ngor dbyangs can dgyes pa’i blo ldan gyis bris pa dge’o || Translation: May this Magnificent Lord of the thousand Buddha’s teaching activities, marvelous life holder of Vajrayana in particular, remain long as an object of a victorious Vidyadhara, pacify the eight fears and bestow the supreme and common (siddhis). Laura A. Weinstein, 2018
Exhibition: Padmasambhava, the Second Buddha
Thematic Sets
Padmasambhava: Specialty Iconographic Forms
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 8
Subject: Transferance (Powa)
Padmasambhava: 'Revealed Treasure'
Padmasambhava: Terma Forms & Transference