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Tibetan gouache painting of a central seated robed teacher in a halo, surrounded by many small deities, monks, mountains, and a temple in bright colors.

Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava). Gouache painting by a Tibetan artist.

A densely populated Tibetan thangka-style painting centers on a seated red-robed teacher holding a vajra and bowl, surrounded by a blue-green halo. Smaller deities, monks, mountains, clouds, and a multi-tiered temple fill the composition in vivid mineral colors on paper.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2799 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), pintura tibetana en gouache

Una pintura tibetana de estilo thangka, muy poblada, presenta en el centro a un maestro sentado con túnica roja, sosteniendo un vajra y un cuenco, rodeado por un halo azul verdoso. Deidades menores, monjes, montañas, nubes y un templo de varios niveles llenan la composición con colores minerales vivos sobre papel.

Português: Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), pintura tibetana em guache

Uma pintura tibetana de estilo thangka, muito povoada, mostra no centro um mestre sentado com manto vermelho, segurando um vajra e uma tigela, cercado por um halo azul-esverdeado. Divindades menores, monges, montanhas, nuvens e um templo de vários andares preenchem a composição em cores minerais vivas sobre papel.

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