Object Details
- Label
- The “Lotus-Born One” (Padma Sambhava) brought Buddhism from India to Tibet in the eighth century. He has since been known as “Precious Teacher” (Guru Rinpoche) by Tibetan Buddhists who believe he buried hidden treasures in the form of texts throughout the landscape. Later, learned disciples found and unearthed those texts, revealing their wisdom at the perfect time. Here, the teacher’s furrowed brow, intense gaze, and upraised hand gesture give a potent warning to evil forces that would threaten Buddhist teachings.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)
- Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)
- Doorway to an Enlightened World: The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 19 to November 27, 2016)
- Art of the Gift: Recent Acquisitions (July 24 to December 13, 2015)
- The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- first half of the 18th century
- Credit Line
- The Alice S. Kandell Collection
- Medium
- Gilt copper alloy, turquoise, pearl, and pigment
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 51.5 × 35 × 25.2 cm (20 1/4 × 13 3/4 × 9 15/16 in)
- Type
- Sculpture
