Mahasiddha, Possibly Campaka, the Flower King

Tibet

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 253

A wide-eyed mahasiddha plays symbols and sings ecstatically. Such yogis belong to an Indian tradition of eccentric practitioners of Tantrism, much revered in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Mahasiddhas were instrumental in introducing the meditation system perfected by the Dzogchen masters of the Nyingma order, founded by Padmasambhava in the eighth century.

Mahasiddha, Possibly Campaka, the Flower King, Copper alloy, Tibet

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Mahasiddha, Possibly Campaka, the Flower King, Copper alloy, Tibet
Mahasiddha, Possibly Campaka, the Flower King, Copper alloy, Tibet

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