Padmasambhava: Facial Expressions

Padmasambhava: Specialty Iconographic Forms

Subject, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- Padmasambhava Main Form:
--- Peaceful Appearance
--- Semi-Peaceful/wrathful
--- King Appearance
- Revealed Treasure
- Confusions
- Others...

Video: Padmasambhava Facial Characteristics

Study Topics:
- Three Appearances
- Facial Characteristics
1. Brow
--- Peaceful
--- Furrowed
2. Eyes
--- Partially Closed
--- Open
--- Wide-Eyed/Glaring
3. Moustache & Goatee
--- Yes/No
4. Mouth
--- Closed
--- Open/Eye-teeth Exposed
- Chronological Periods
- Revealed Treasure Standardization

Padmasambhava in his main form does not require any type of strict iconometric measurements. He is drawn based on standard textual descriptions along with regional and local aesthetic conventions.

Jeff Watt 9-2023

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).

Padmasambhava
(Main Form)