Das Paradies des Padmasambhava - der Kupferberg Zangs dog dpal-ri

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Lot 45 | Das Paradies des Padmasambhava - der Kupferberg Zangs dog dpal-ri
The paradise of Zangs dog dpal-ri, which " The Precious Guru" - Tibet, 18th/ 19th c. - Padmasambhava, after leaving the human world, took as his abode. The last stop of the Guru's earthly walk was the land of Mon in southern Tibet, which is now part of Assam. According to legend, Padmasambhava left an imprint of his body in a rock there and created five statues as manifestations of his self. On a horse named Gung-thang-la, he left the "High Pass Plain" at Mangyul, on the northern borders of Tibet. His destination was the realm of the Srin-po demons, to spread Buddhism there. After the conversion of the Srin-po king, he resided in his palace, which was later assumed to be the paradise and heavenly abode of Padmasambhava. The three-story temple with the golden roof stands on the copper mountain Zangs dog dpal-ri, which rises from the realm of the Nagas (snake gods). On this side of Paradise, separated by the Great Urocean, where the palaces of the naga kings and animals can be seen, as well as the peaks of the Five Continents, towering in the five colors, is the land of the Rakshasi demons. A multitude of these manifold man-eating fiends live there in the forests, in their palaces built mostly of human bones. They do their bloodthirsty work with the human beings who enter this area. Only a narrow bridge that leads across the ocean can bring salvation in the paradise of Padmasambhava. If the seeker of salvation succeeds in crossing the ocean on the narrow bridge, he reaches the foot of the holy mountain through the gate of a stupa. There, in lonely, hard-to-reach caves and leafy huts, people of various origins live, absorbed in meditation and practical exercises over sacred texts and books. On the edge of the mountain plateau there is a mighty rampart surrounding the sacred palace of Padmasambhabva. In front of it, there is a small protective wall and a narrow moat. The wall, which encloses the holy district, is to be imagined in the sense of a mandala, in the four colors of the cosmic directions. All four walls have doors guarded by the powerful kings of the four regions of the world. The gate of the East, in the color of white rock crystal, is guarded by the Lokapala Dhritarashtra, whose attribute is the lute. The south gate, in the color of lapis is guarded by Virudhaka, with a sword in his hand. Virupaksha carries a stupa as an attribute and guards the coral red west gate, which is behind the palace as seen from the viewer. Vaishravana is the guardian of the green malachite gate. He carries a victory banner and the jewel-spitting rat in his hands. The arriviste beholds Padmasambhava seated on a lotus throne, towering over all others present in the sanctuary. The guru resides in the large assembly hall at the bottom of his three-story gold-roofed temple, surrounded by his two disciples, and his eight different manifestations. Padmasambhava sits on a lotus throne in a relaxed, regal posture. He is dressed in rich robes and wears the five-petaled lotus hat on his head. The symbolic staff (khatvanga) leans in the crook of his left arm, and in his left hand he holds a filled skull bowl (kapala). His right arm rests on his right knee, and his outstretched hand clasps a golden, five-rayed vajra. To the left and right sit his two consorts, lHa-lcam Mandarava and mKha'-gro Ye-ses mtsh-rgyal. In the front row of the assembly hall, and at the back left and right respectively, the eight emanations of Padmasambhava have taken their places. The eight emanations are figures which Padmasambhava had assumed in the course of his teachings, according to the abilities acquired thereby. The names of his respective figures point to these events. On the far right there is (the enumeration does not follow the chronological order) the wrathful appearance rDo rje gro lod. In this appearance Padmasambhava defeated and instructed evil powers. Tempera and gold on cotton fabric. Original silk satin border, with protective cloth. - Important German private collection, collected in the 1970s and 80s, mostly acquired at Schoettle Ostasiatica, Stuttgart Published: Thangka Calendar 1997, Wind Horse Publishing House, Month January Literature: Gerd-Wolfgang Essen / Tsering Tashi Thingo; Padmasambhava - Leben und Wirken des Großen Tantrischen Meisters im Spiegel der tibetischen Kunst; DuMont Buchverlag, Cologne, 1991: 25ff: Zangdok Palri, The Lotus Light Palace of Guru Rinpoche; Visions of the Buddhist Paradise in the sacred Kingdom of Bhutan; edited by Supawan Pui Lamsam, Kesang Choden, Tashi Wangchuck; Gatshel Publishing, Bangkok, 2012 Minor wear and traces of age due to water
Tibet, 18./ 19. Jh.
64,5 x 43,5 (112 x 74,5) cm
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