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Padma 'byung gnas
The spiritual master Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava is a historical-mythological figure of Himalayan Buddhism. The legend regarding his origin recounts that the king of the Buddhist kingdom of Odiyana, in the northwest of what is today Pakistan, threatened the destruction of religions if he did not have a descendant. To avoid this happening, the bodhisattva Avalokite¿vara turned to the Buddha Amit¿bha to find a solution. The latter se…
Creator
- Tibet
- Tibet
Type of item
- sculpture (visual works)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Museu de Cultures del Món
Creation date
Places
- Tibet
Identifier
- MEB CF 3737
- http://hdl.handle.net/10970/objects/H499187
Extent
- 44,5 x 29 x 19 cm
Format
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-06-15T16:28:40.531Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-13T14:58:04.665Z