Thangka
| Native Name | Thangka |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 51-4-117 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tibetan Lamaism |
| Provenience: | Tibet |
| Date Made: | 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Technique: | Painted |
| Iconography: | Padmasambhava Wife Avalokitesvara Amitabha Buddha Amitayus Buddha Acala Kubera Simhavaktra Dakini Offerings Jewels Magpie Plum Tree |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
| Other Number: | 28-AA - Other Number |
Description
Painting. Padmasambhava and the Eight Principal Manifestations. Padma Sambhava, Founder of Lamaism, seated on a lotus rising from a lake (allusion to mystic birth), attended by his two wives. On each side of him (connected by rainbow rays), are four other forms of him. Top: 4-armed Avalokitesvara, Amitabha, Amitayus. Bottom: Acala, Kubera, Simhavaktra Dakini. Heap of offerings (7 jewels, etc.). Conventional Eastern Tibetan work; mounting has an interesting panel of satin, showing magpies and plum branches (Chinese).
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