A thangka of Padmasambhava

TIBETO-CHINESE, 17TH CENTURY

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A thangka of Padmasambhava
Tibeto-Chinese, 17th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus blossom rising from water, holding a vajra in his raised hand and a skull cup in the left, flanked by his wives Yeshe Tsogyal and Mandarava surrounded by his eight manifestations
22 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (57 x 37.8 cm.)

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Padmasambhava is one of the traditional founders of Buddhism in Tibet, and together with Yeshe Tsogyal and Mandarava, the three together are known as the "Three Principal Ones of Oddiyana." Shantirakshita and King Trisongdetsen, the other two founders of Tibetan Buddhism, are present in the lower center of this thangka.

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