painting, religious; canvas, watercolor paints; represents a Buddhist saint, probably Padmasambhava; for religious contemplation, meditation; St. Padmasambhava intoduced Buddhism into Tibet in 747 A.D., in the form of Lamaism. The figures around the central figure are some of the manifestations of the saint. Padmasambhava carries in his hands some of the attributes of a deity: the vajra, or thunderbolt, and the skull-bowl with frothing blood
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Tibet
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Watercolors (paintings)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies