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Retrato de Jnanatapa rodeado de lamas y mahasiddhas

ca. 1350
Not on view
El retrato fue creado para el monasterio Riwoche en el Tibet oriental, subtemplo del monasterio Taklung, con el fin de evocar la filiación espiritual entre ambas instituciones. Aunque la figura central no está directamente identificada, en el velo que la cubre se lee el nombre Jnanatapa, un famoso mahasiddha indio («gran poseedor de facultades perfectas», uno de los padres espirituales del budismo tántrico), y la deidad que preside se identifica como Avagarbha. Según se relata en la historia oficial del monasterio Taklung, el primer abad del monasterio Riwoche fue una encarnación de «el sin par mahasiddha Jnanatapa», cuyo maestro tántrico había sido Avagarbha, un siddha bengalí.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Retrato de Jnanatapa rodeado de lamas y mahasiddhas
  • Fecha: ca. 1350
  • Geografía: Tibet, monasterio Riwoche
  • Material: Pintura al temple sobre tela
  • Dimensiones: 68,6 x 54,6 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donaciones de los Amigos del Arte Asiático, 1987
  • Número de inventario: 1987.144
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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