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Tutelary Deity
    Vajrakila
    
(painting no. 463)

Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
Origin: Tibet
Date: 1600-1699
Size: 76x48cm (30x19in)
Paint: Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line
Ground Material: Silk
Lineage: Nyingma, Drukpa (Kagyu)


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Guru Trakpur is a terma (treasure) tradition discovered in the 16th century. In the lower right is seated Ngawang Namgyal, the hisboric Drukpa lama who retired to Bhutan in the 17th century. Above Guru Rinpoche and Chenrezi.

MM 2-98

Reverse of Painting
Special Features: includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription


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Photographed Image Copyright © 1999 Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

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