Damarupada, Avadhutipada, Gayadhara and La-chen Drog-mi with Sakya Lineage

Gallery 325, Asian Art, third floor (Imasogie Gallery)

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Damarupada, Avadhutipada, Gayadhara and La-chen Drog-mi with Sakya Lineage

c. 15th century

Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan

This painting shows four groups of figures that are particularly important for the Sakya order. The followers of Sakya believe the three small figures at the top—the Bodhisattva of Wisdom (left), the Buddha (center), and Nagarjuna (right)—taught and inspired the four central figures Virupa (c. 800–850), Tilopa (988–1069), Gayadhara, and Drogmi. It was through the Tibetan translator Drogmi that Indian Buddhist teachings were transmitted to the nine small Tibetan lamas in the lower half of the painting. The fierce coupling deities in the center (Guhyasamaja above and Hevajra below) refer to specific teachings within Buddhism emphasized by these scholars.

Gallery 325, Asian Art, third floor (Imasogie Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Damarupada, Avadhutipada, Gayadhara and La-chen Drog-mi with Sakya Lineage

Date:

c. 15th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan

Medium:

Colors on cloth

Dimensions:

Image: 22 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (57.2 x 50.2 cm) Mount: 31 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches (80 x 67.3 cm) Frame: 40 × 28 inches (101.6 × 71.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the New Members Fund, 1970

Accession Number:

1970-198-1

Geography:

Made in central Tibet, Tibet, Asia

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