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Title
Padmasambhava
(Thangka)
Description
This
is
a
colored
pencil
drawing
representing
a
thangka
form
,
23-1/2
(L)
x
18
(W)
inches
. The
Indian
guru
Padmasambhava
is
shown
in the
top
center
.
Below
to his
left
is
his
patron
, the
8th
century
Tibetan
king
Trisong
Detsen
who
invited
him to
spread
Buddhist
Dharma
in
Tibet
. To his
lower
right
is
the
Khembo
(abbot)
Shay-Wa-Tsen
,
who
mediated
between
Padmasambhava
and the
king
. A
pair
of
crossed
thunderbolts
(vajras)
ae
located
in the
center
of the
composition
. The
snowy
Himalayas
and a
clear
blue
sky
are
shown
behind
them. This
image
is
also
very
skillfully
rendered
by an
artist
with
prior
training
in the
making
of
thangka
paintings
.
Country
Tibet
Artist/Creator
Unknown
Photographer/Recorder
Anderson
,
Christie
IDEAS Topic
Arts
Arts-Painting
Religions-Buddhism
Work of Art, Present Location
Emison
Art
Museum
Type
still
image
Format
image/jpeg
Date Photographed/Recorded
2/15/2008
Permissions
Materials
may
be
used
for
educational
,
non-commercial
purposes
only
.
Acknowledgement
to be
given
to the
ASIANetwork-Luce
Asian
Art
in the
Undergraduate
Curriculum
Project
and to the
college
from
whose
collection
the
work
comes
. The
individual
college
retains
copyright
to the
work
.
IDEAS Collection
ASIANetwork-Luce
Asian
Art
in the
Undergraduate
Curriculum
Project
Institution Name
Depauw
University
IDEAS Identifier
soclaa001179
Collection Editor
Karil
Kucera
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