A THANGKA DEPICTING PADMASAMBHAVA Tibet, 15th Century

holding the vajra in his raised right hand, kapala with ratna in the left, with khatvanga resting in the crook of his arm, dressed in layers of patterned textile robes and the Nyingmapa cap with upturned lappets, seated on a lotus emerging from a lake below, his consorts either side with Mandarava on the left, Yeshe Tsogyal on the right, surrounded by his Twenty-five disciples, Guru Dragpo below holding the scorpion, and Aksobhyavajra Guhyasamaja, Hayagriva, Chakrasamvara, Heruka, Hevajra and Green Tara in the lower register, Samantabhadra Buddha and consort in the upper register, flanked by the Eight forms of Padmasambhava, Shakya Sengge, Pema Jungne, Nyima Ozer, Oddiyana Vajradhara to the left, and Loden Chogse, Sengge Dradog, Pema Gyalpo, Dorje Drolo to the right, with Amitabha and Sadaksari Lokeshvara at either side of the trilobate shrine

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 19374.
27 1/2 by 16 3/4 in. (70 by 40 cm)