Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Padmasambhava - 8 Forms: Dorje Drolo

པད་མ་འབྱུང་གནས། 莲花生大士
(item no. 91011)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Nyingma and Karma (Kagyu)
Size 91.44x66.04cm (36x26in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Dorje Drollo: wrathful Guru Padmasambhava, surrounded by deities and lamas of the Karma Kagyu lineage.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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