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Mahasiddha
    (painting no. 574)

Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
Origin: Eastern Tibet
Date: 1700-1799
Size: 46x32cm (18.5x12.63in)
Paint: Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line
Ground Material: Cotton
Painting School: Palpung / Situ


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Kukuripa was infamous for his prediliction for bitches. In the 11th century, when Marpa was sent by Naropa to study the Mahamaya tantra with Kukuripa he discovered him on an island in a toxic lake cavorting with his canine companions. M. Mokotoff 11/97


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