Description: Dudjom Tersar Lineage Refuge Tree The Refuge Tree is the depiction of the unbroken lineage line of the Nyingma branch of Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism which represents the entirety of the teachings and philosophy. A masterpiece and Kumar Lama's finest thangka painting, this piece was commissioned by Lama Tharchin and took 2 years to complete (completed in 1999). The original is 5 ½ feet wide by 8 feet long. This 4" by 6" luster reproduction mounted on 5" x 7" Strathmore paper card with decorative embossed border will be shipped along with an envelope. Limited edition. Larger custom reproduction can be made available on eBay upon inquiry. Description of the Painting This Refuge Tree arises from the waters of Lake Danakosha, the sacred lake where Padmasambhava, the 'Precious Guru who subjugates the Three Worlds', was miraculously born upon a lotus. Padmasambhava appears at the top of the tree seated upon a lotus and lion-throne, and wearing his characteristic lotus-hat and the three robes that represent his mastery of the three Buddhist yanas or 'vehicles'. His radiant aura is encircled with lotus flowers and a rainbow, and behind his lion-throne are stacks of silk-covered dharma texts. Directly above Padmasambhava are ten cloud-borne lineage gurus, which descend in sequence from Samantabhadra at the top to the late Dudjom Rinpoche at the lower right. Directly in front of Padmasambhava are the eight wrathful yidam deities of the orally transmitted Mahayoga Tantra traditions, who each have three heads, four legs and six arms, and stand in sexual union with their consorts. These eight deities are: Yamantaka, Hayagriva, Shri Heruka, Vajramrita, Vajrakila, Matarah, Lokastotrapuja, and Vajramantrabhiru. On the main lotus-branch to Padmasambhava's right is a rainbow circle with Shakyamuni seated at the centre of twenty-four other Buddhas, who collectively represent the thousand Buddhas of our era. On the branch to Padmasambhava's left is a similar rainbow that contains an inner circle of the eight great bodhisattvas with Avalokiteshvara at its centre, and an outer circle that contains the assembly of the Sixteen Arhats. And across the lower lotus petals of the tree are the main male and female dharmapalas or protective deities of the Nyingma tradition. In the upper sky are cloud-borne gods who hold various sensual offerings, such as banners, parasols and musical instruments. And in the lower landscape are auspicious offerings, prostrating practitioners, a palace, and a monk making a mandala offering. Text by Robert Beer
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