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Tibetan painting of Guru Rinpoche seated in a flaming halo, surrounded by smaller deities, monks, and landscapes with monasteries on cream paper.

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

A Tibetan gouache painting on paper shows a central seated figure of Guru Rinpoche within a flaming orange mandorla, wearing a red and gold robe and holding ritual objects. Smaller deities, monks, and rocky landscapes with monasteries fill the surrounding registers, while three figures in clouds crown the top composition.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2730 × 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 en gouache tibetana

Una pintura tibetana en gouache sobre papel muestra una figura central sentada de Guru Rinpoche dentro de una mandorla anaranjada en llamas, vestida con una túnica roja y dorada y sosteniendo objetos rituales. Deidades menores, monjes y paisajes rocosos con monasterios llenan los registros inferiores, mientras tres figuras entre nubes coronan la composición superior.

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

Uma pintura tibetana em guache sobre papel mostra uma figura central sentada de Guru Rinpoche dentro de uma mandorla alaranjada em chamas, vestindo um manto vermelho e dourado e segurando objetos rituais. Divindades menores, monges e paisagens rochosas com mosteiros preenchem os registros inferiores, enquanto três figuras entre nuvens coroam a composição superior.