Origin Location | Tibet |
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Lineages | Buddhist |
Material | Bronze |
Collection | Navin Kumar |
Classification: Person
TBRC: bdr:P8891
Luipa or Tilopa. It is possible that this image is depicting Tilopa who along with Luipa are the two mahasiddhas that hold a fish. Typically Luipa is eating the entrails directly from the bottom of the fish. Tilopa does not eat the entrails but rather holds the fish in the right or left hand.
Jeff Watt 12-2021
See two articles on HAR on Patreon: - Luipa: Inclusion or Exclusion (Part 1), October 8th, 2021. - Luipa: Inclusion or Exclusion (Part 2), November 12th, 2021.