莲华生大士唐卡图集

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Padamasambhava (Tibetan: pe ma jung ne): founder of Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century, surrounded by various deities, emanations, and narrative vignettes.

At the top center is the primordial buddha Samantabhadra with the three buddhas of the past, present and future immediately below. At the sides and below are various scenes of Padmasambhava, in a variety of forms, protecting from various dangers such as enemies, daemons and the like.

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Pema Jungne: dark blue in colour with the right hand upraised holding a gold vajra, the left placed at the heart supports a white skullcup with a katvanga staff in the bend of the elbow. Wearing a lotus hat and a tiger skin skirt, he stands in a threatening posture above a sun disc and multi-coloured lotus blossom. Retinue figures sit and stand in the foreground forming a half circle. Lineage teachers are arranged above with meditational deities to the sides and protectors below.

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Padmasambhava (Tibetan: pema jung ne. English: the Lotus Born) from the land of Oddiyana. The main founder of Tibetan Buddhism, 8th century.

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Simhamukha, Dakini (Tibetan: seng ge dong chen kha dro ma, English: Lion Faced Dakini) surrounded by teachers above, attendant retinue deities at the sides and protectors below.

With a body maroon of colour, the face is that of a lion, with three round eyes, blazing fiercely with a gaping mouth, and yellow hair flowing upward. The right hand holds upraised a curved knife to the sky, left a skullcup of blood to the mouth, carrying a khatvanga staff in the bend of the elbow supported against the shoulder. Adorned with a tiara of five skulls, green scarf, elephant skin, bone ornaments, fifty freshly severed heads as a necklace, she wears a tiger skin skirt. Standing on the left leg with the right drawn up, trampling on a corpse, sun and lotus seat, Simhamukha in a mood of great fierceness dwells in the middle of a blazing fire of pristine awareness. Numerous lion-faced retinue figures surround the central deity.

At the top center is the primordial Buddha Samantrabhadra embracing the white consort Samantabhadri. Various teachers and yogis are seated at the sides. At the lower left is Dorje Yudronma, peaceful in appearance, holding an arrow in the left hand and surrounded by 4 attendant figures. At the lower right is the horrific worldly protector Rahula with nine heads and the lower torso of a snake. Along the bottom are four protectors; Dorje Legpa, Ekajati, a blue female figure holding aloft a sword in the right hand and a heart to the mouth in the left, followed on the right by Palden Lhamo riding a mule.

"Arising from the state of the dharmadhatu, Mother of all conquerors, Queen of all the countless dakinis; With magic powers smashing to dust hindrances and enemies. Homage to Simhamukha." (Nyingma liturgical verse).

Within the Nyingma School, of the two divisions of Kama (Oral Teachings) and Terma (Revealed Treasures), Simhamukha belongs to the Terma. From the three general divisions of Terma: Root, Branch and Essence, Simhamukha belongs to the Dakini Cycle within the Root Terma class. Generally she is regarded as the secret form of Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava. In the Sarma Tradition the deity Simhamukha is found in the Chakrasamvara Cycle of Tantras and although similar in name and appearance is unrelated.

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Nyingma Lineage

78.11x55.25cm (30.75x21.75in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

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Padmasambhava (Tibetan: pema jung ne. English: the Lotus Born) from the land of Oddiyana. The main founder of Tibetan Buddhism, 8th century, surrounded by the 25 principal disciples, along with two wrathful protectors in the foreground.

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