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3211 Central to the Nyingma order is its terma (‘treasure trove’) tradition,
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF NYANGREL NYIMA OZER which holds that Padmasambhava, as if prescient of the century of
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY persecution of Buddhism that would follow after its introduction to
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2253 Tibet, stashed away thousands of ‘treasure’ teachings throughout
7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm) high Tibet. Depicted here, Nyangrel Nyima Ozer (1136-1204) was the first
of the Five Sovereign Treasure-Revealers who discovered large caches
US$80,000 - 120,000 of such hidden teachings.
西藏 十七世紀 銅鎏金娘熱尼瑪沃色像 One of the most distinctive figures within the Portraits of the Masters
Collection, with his hair arranged like a turban, this bronze is also
exquisitely cast and gilded, heavy and satisfying in the hand.
Published
Portraits of the Masters, pp.114-5, no.16.
Matthew Akester, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo’s Guide to Central
Tibet, Chicago, 2016, p.447.
Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.158, no.104.
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