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A THANGKA OF A NYINGMA LAMA Although unidentified, his attributes are consistent with those
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY seen in images of the Tertön Jatson Nyingpo (1585-1656), when
Distemper on cloth. compared with one in the collection of the Rubin Museum of Art (acc.
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4706 P2001.10.1). Here, though, the lama is represented with a second kila
Image: 50 x 36 cm. (19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.) tucked into his belt and tall top knot fashioned with a silk ribbon. The
surrounding figures, including the Nyingma World Terma protectors
HKD80,000 - 120,000 in the foreground, are relatives withing the hierarchy of the Nyingma
tradition, for which dharmic treasures Jatson Nyingpo was said to have
西藏 十九世紀 寧瑪喇嘛唐卡 revealed.
Depicting a Nyingma lama cloaked in heavy robes and holding a vajra
and kila, his presentation recollects the appearance of the founder
of the Nyingma school, Guru Padmasambhava who sits in a halo
of clouds above. His reminiscence of Guru Rinpoche evokes his
incarnate role as a tertön, or revealer of dharmic treasures, who are
often depicted with attributes or in the likeness of Padmasambhava.
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