Tangka
Tangka
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
In the centre is Padmadambhava with his two of his female disciples on each side and below, eight different forms of Padmasambhava, monks and goddesses; above him are Avalokitehvara with two Bodhisattvas, Amitayus and Dharmakayabhadra (blue, in yabyum); directly above, outside the rainbow circle are Sakyamuni with R. Maitreya and L.Dipankara; in the sky, gods and goddesses are dancing in worship of Padmasambhava; below, right, Padmasambhava is seen leaving his palace on a rainbow to visit the world of the Rakshasas which is shown along the bottom of the tangka.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Tangka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paintred in gouache on cotton cloth surrounded by strips of red and yellow damask and mounted in scroll form on faded blue damask. |
| Brief description | Padmasambhava; Religion, gouache cotton, Tibet, C19 |
| Physical description | In the centre is Padmadambhava with his two of his female disciples on each side and below, eight different forms of Padmasambhava, monks and goddesses; above him are Avalokitehvara with two Bodhisattvas, Amitayus and Dharmakayabhadra (blue, in yabyum); directly above, outside the rainbow circle are Sakyamuni with R. Maitreya and L.Dipankara; in the sky, gods and goddesses are dancing in worship of Padmasambhava; below, right, Padmasambhava is seen leaving his palace on a rainbow to visit the world of the Rakshasas which is shown along the bottom of the tangka. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.65-1965 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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