佛像鉴定鉴赏收藏

尺寸：图像 H. 30 in x W. 20 in, H. 76.2 cm x W. 50.1 cm
年代：18世纪
质地：唐卡(Colors on cotton)
风格：西藏
来源：旧金山亚洲艺术博物馆
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鉴赏：
The lama Khedrup-jey and the bodhisattva Manjushri
Place of Origin: Tibet
Date: 1700-1800

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Yoga practices that took root in Tibet rely upon secret teacher-to-student transmission; this painting shows how such transmission allows Tibetan adepts to transcend even death itself.

Consider the case of Khedrup Jey. In the fifteenth century, Khedrup was pupil to the first Dalai Lama, a man named Tsongkhapa. After the death of his master, Khedrup was distraught until the deceased Dalai Lama appeared to him in a vision. In that vision, Khedrup saw his master performing the key feat of Vajrayana Buddhist meditation: visualizing himself as an enlightened being, in this case the bodhisattva Manjushri. That is the vision you see before you. This painting is part of a series; another one executed in the same style and depicting another vision of Khedrup, is also in the collection of the museum.