Guru Rinpoche
15./ 16. Jahrhundert | Galerie Peter Hardt
The head, which most likely comes from a statue, refers to Guru Rinpoche's descent from a royal house in Udyana, today's Swat Valley in north-western Pakistan, with its strikingly cut facial features. This region was already Buddhist from the second century BC and is considered the area of origin of Vajrayana Buddhism, which is practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region.
The head, which most likely comes from a statue, refers to Guru Rinpoche's descent from a royal house in Udyana, today's Swat Valley in north-western Pakistan, with its strikingly cut facial features. This region was already Buddhist from the second century BC and is considered the area of origin of Vajrayana Buddhism, which is practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region.
erworben von:
Galerie Peter Hardt
Zeit:
15./ 16. Jahrhundert
Objektbezeichnung
Kopf des Padmasambhava
Kultur
Tibet / Kirung
Bildrecht
Weltmuseum Wien
Sammlungsbereich
Süd-, SO-Asien, Himalaya
Geographie
Südasien/Himalaya/Tibet
Inv. Nr.
179761